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Haemulon sciurus (Shaw, 1803)

Bluestriped grunt
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Mexico country information

Common names: Ronco carite
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Celestún Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan (Ref. 74908).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Courtenay, W.R. and H.F. Sahlman, 1978
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Haemulidae (Grunts) > Haemulinae
Etymology: Haemulon: Greek, haimaleos = bloody (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Shaw.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina revassocierade; djupintervall 0 - 30 m (Ref. 9626), usually 0 - 20 m (Ref. 9626).   Subtropical; 33°N - 19°S, 98°W - 34°W

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Western Atlantic: Florida, USA to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm 18.5, range 14 - ? cm
Max length : 46.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 26340); common length : 25.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3798); publicerad maxvikt: 750.00 g (Ref. 5217); rapporterad maxålder: 12 år (Ref. 72479)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 12; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 16 - 17; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 9. Head and body yellow with narrow blue stripes continuing along length of body; stripe under eye with distinctive arch. Spiny dorsal fin yellow; soft dorsal and caudal fins blackish; anal fin dusky yellow (Ref. 26938). Scale rows below lateral line slightly oblique, yellow with blue stripes (Ref. 13442).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found in small groups over coral and rocky reefs and drop-offs (Ref. 9710). Juveniles are abundant in Thalassia beds (Ref. 5217). Feeds on crustaceans, bivalves, and occasionally on small fishes. Marketed fresh.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Courtenay, W.R. and H.F. Sahlman, 1978. Pomadasyidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Central Atlantic (Fishing Area 31), Volume 4. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3798)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 10 October 2015

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30303)




Human uses

Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; Akvarium: Offentliga akvarier
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.5 - 28, mean 27.3 (based on 280 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.01212 - 0.01890), b=2.99 (2.95 - 3.03), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (K=0.22-0.30; tm=2; Fec=47,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.