FB-8728 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8728 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Alphestes Alphestes multiguttatus (Günther, 1867) ضريع مُعَرَّق Pacifiic guaseta Rivulated mutton hamlet Rock bass Sea bass Varech veiné Varèche veiné Cabrilla Cherne Colorado Compañero de mero Guaseta rayada Guaseta rayado Guato Mero Mero cherna rayada Perro 密斑鴛鴦鮨 密斑鸳鸯鮨 密斑鸳鸯鱼旨 Epinephelus multiguttatus (Günther, 1867) Plectropoma multiguttatum Günther, 1867 1994-01-27 2024-01-29 Eschmeyer, W.N.0 Catalog of the genera of recent fishes. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, USA. 697 p. (Ref. 1830) Günther, A.0 On the fishes of the states of Central America, founded upon specimens collected in fresh and marine waters of various parts of that country by Messrs. Salvin, Godman and Capt. J.M. Dow. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1866 (3):600-604. (April 1867, not 1866; for dating see Duncan, 1937 and Eschmeyer, 1990). 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(Ref. 137577) FB-pic-8728-5418 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1995-08-14 1996-04-19 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8728 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Almul_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Almul_u0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-8728 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1994-01-27 00:00:00 2024-01-29 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8728 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat A demersal, rocky reef (Ref. 89707) and shallow-water species, cryptically colored and secretive. Sedentary during the day, hiding in crevices or lying among seaweed, and rely on their effective camouflage to escape detection (sometimes lying and partly covering itself with sand). Nocturnal predators feeding mainly on benthic crustaceans. Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall 1993 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 16. Groupers of the world (family Serranidae, subfamily Epinephelinae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the grouper, rockcod, hind, coral grouper and lyretail species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(16):382 p. (Ref. 5222) FB-DiagnosticDescr-8728 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Roxanne Rei Valdestamon 2013-08-19 00:00:00 2013-08-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8728 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Distinguished by the following characteristics: Dorsal fin with 11 spines and 18-20 rays: anal fin with 2 spines and 9 rays: pectoral fins with 17-19 rays; caudal fin rounded; smooth scales; lateral line scales 54-62; lateral line scale series 67-75; depth of body distinctly less than HL, depth contained 2.7-3.1 times in SL; caudal peduncle depth 11-12% SL; eye diameter slightly greater than snout length, 4.3-4.7 times HL; rounded preopercle, rear edge distinctly serrate with a large spine (usually hidden by skin) directed downward and forward at the angle; gill rakers 6-8 on upper limb, 14-16 on lower limb (Ref. 89707). Craig, M.T., YJ. Sadovy de Mitcheson and P.C. Heemstra 2011 Groupers of the world: a field and market guide. North America: CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group, xix, 356 p., A47 pages appendix. (Ref. 89707) FB-Morphology-8728 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Roxanne Rei Valdestamon 2013-08-19 00:00:00 2013-08-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8728 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 20; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 9 Craig, M.T., YJ. Sadovy de Mitcheson and P.C. Heemstra 2011 Groupers of the world: a field and market guide. North America: CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group, xix, 356 p., A47 pages appendix. (Ref. 89707) FB-Distribution-8728 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-07-24 00:00:00 2013-08-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8728 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru. Heemstra, P.C. 1995 Serranidae. Meros, serranos, guasetas, enjambres, baquetas, indios, loros, gallinas, cabrillas, garropas. p. 1565-1613. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9342) FB-Uses-8728 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1994-01-27 00:00:00 2024-01-29 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8728 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats fisheries: of no interest FB-TrophicStrategy-8728 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-12-11 00:00:00 2000-12-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public multiguttatus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Sedentary during the day, hiding in crevices or lying among seaweed, and rely on their effective camouflage to escape detection (sometimes lying and partly covering itself with sand). Nocturnal predators feeding mainly on benthic crustaceans. Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall 1993 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 16. Groupers of the world (family Serranidae, subfamily Epinephelinae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the grouper, rockcod, hind, coral grouper and lyretail species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(16):382 p. (Ref. 5222) FB-Size-8728 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1994-01-27 00:00:00 2024-01-29 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8728 30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763)) Jiménez Prado, P. and P. Béarez 2004 Peces Marinos del Ecuador continental. Tomo 2: Guía de Especies / Marine fishes of continental Ecuador. Volume 2: Species Guide. SIMBIOE/NAZCA/IFEA. (Ref. 55763) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-8728 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1994-01-27 00:00:00 2024-01-29 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8728 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution demersal; non-migratory; marine; depth range ? - 30 m (Ref. 89707) Craig, M.T., YJ. Sadovy de Mitcheson and P.C. Heemstra 2011 Groupers of the world: a field and market guide. North America: CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group, xix, 356 p., A47 pages appendix. (Ref. 89707)