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Haemulidae (Grunts) > Haemulinae
Etymology: Haemulon: Greek, haimaleos = bloody (Ref. 45335).
Environnement / Climat / Gamme
Écologie
; marin récifal; profondeur 0 - 60 m (Ref. 36484). Subtropical, preferred ?; 34°N - 34°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, South Carolina (USA), and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; throughout the West Indies and the coasts of Central America (Ref. 3798).
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm 16.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7251); common length : 17.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3798)
Description synthétique
Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total): 12; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 14-15; Épines anales 3; Rayons mous anaux: 8. Mostly yellow, paler below. Scales below lateral line in oblique rows and much larger than those above lateral line. No other grunt has enlarged scales below the lateral line (Ref. 26938).
Occurs in large schools on rocky and coral reefs, often under ledges or close to elkhorn coral (Ref. 9710). Juveniles abundant in near-shore seagrass beds (Ref. 9710). Feeds mainly on small crustaceans (Ref. 3798). Marketed fresh (Ref. 3798).
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Menace pour l'homme
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30303)
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Aquariums publics; appât: usually
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01318 (0.00841 - 0.02067), b=3.00 (2.87 - 3.13), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.1 se; Based on diet studies.
Résilience (Ref.
69278): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (K=0.24).
Vulnérabilité (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100) .