| Haemulidae (Grunts), subfamily: Haemulinae |
| 46 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 750.0 g; max. reported age: 12 years |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m |
| Western Atlantic: Florida, USA to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-9. 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). |
| 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. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 October 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| reports of ciguatera poisoning |
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Known from Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve, Turneffe Atoll, South Water Cay Marine Reserve, Sapodilla Cays and Snake Cays. This was observed as an abundant species in Belize (Ref. 128811). Also Ref. 26340. |
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