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Haemulidae (Grunts) > Plectorhinchinae
Etymology: Genyatremus: Greek, geny, -yos = face, jaw + Greek, trema, = aperture (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 40 m (Ref. 9626). Tropical, preferred ?; 30°N - 33°S, 97°W - 32°W
Western Atlantic: Lesser Antilles, Colombia to Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9626); common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217); max. published weight: 800.00 g (Ref. 5217)
Mainly found in brackish estuaries and adjacent areas, over sandy or muddy bottoms. Sometimes caught in marine waters. Feeds on crustaceans (Ref. 3798). Marketed fresh (Ref. 3798).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez, 1992. Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía de campo de las especies comerciales marinas y de aquas salobres de la costa septentrional de Sur América. FAO, Rome. 513 p. Preparado con el financiamento de la Comisión de Comunidades Europeas y de NORAD. (Ref. 5217)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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