Isacia conceptionis (Cuvier, 1830)
Cabinza grunt
Isacia conceptionis
photo by Eakins, R.

 Family:  Haemulidae (Grunts), subfamily: Haemulinae
 Max. size:  60 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 183.0 g
 Environment:  benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 50 m
 Distribution:  Southeast Pacific: Peru to Chile. Also reported in Nicaragua (Ref. 13613).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Over rocky and sandy bottoms. Maximum size assumed to be the same as for the family. Feeds on small crustaceans such as isopods and amphipods but also on polychaetes and algae.
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 17.10.90
 Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 15.07.13

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