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Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Etymology: Hypoplectrus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, plektron = sting, spur (Ref. 45335); affinis: Name refers to the fact that this species is related but not identical to H. nigricans and H. chlorurus (which also applies to H. atlahua and H. randallorum which were not described at the time)..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina revassocierade; djupintervall 2 - 12 m (Ref. 125712). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Nicaragua, Mexico, Florida Keys, Grand Cayman, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Bonaire and Tobago.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.1 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 125712)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 10; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 15; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 7; Ryggkotor: 24. This species is distinguished from all named congeners by colouration by the following characters: body and dorsal fin are brown, no dark vertical bars, pelvic fins are bright smoky blue and anal fin ranges from smoky blue to brown with smoky blue tones; lips are smoky blue and the iris is yellow; most similarly coloured, unbarred hamlets are H. randallorum, H. chlorurus, H. nigricans, H. atlahua, which differ most from H. affinis in the ground colour of the body (lighter (tan) in H. randallorum which also has large dark spots on the caudal peduncle and snout) and darker (black) in H. chlorurus, H. nigricans, H. atlahua, plus H. chlorurus has yellow pectoral and caudal fins (Ref. 125712).
Found in reef areas, with its foraging behaviour suggesting that like the other hamlets, it is a mesopredator. In Bocas del Toro and Guna Yala (Panama), it has been observed at depths
ranging from 2 to 12 m.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
Puebla, O., F. Coulmace, C.J. Estapé and A.M. Estapé, 2022. A review of 263 years of taxonomic research on Hypoplectrus (Perciformes: Serranidae), with a redescription of Hypoplectrus affinis (Poey, 1861). Zootaxa 5093(2):101-141. (Ref. 125712)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
