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Haemulidae (Grunts) > Haemulinae
Etymology: Haemulon: Greek, haimaleos = bloody (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; océanodrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 3 - 30 m (Ref. 9626). Subtropical; 31°N - 30°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: Bahamas, Florida (USA), and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.2 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9626); common length : 30.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3798)
Épines dorsales (Total): 12; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 16-18; Épines anales 3; Rayons mous anaux: 8. Silvery, the edges of the scales narrowly brown, the centers on upper half of body with a spot which may vary in color from yellow through bronze to dark brown (forming oblique dotted lines following scale rows) (Ref. 13442).
Inhabits shallow coastal reefs, the young on seagrass beds, adults in schools in relatively open areas (Ref. 9710). Rare at oceanic islands (Ref. 9710). Feeds at night on mollusks and small fishes (Ref. 9710). Marketed fresh (Ref. 3798).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur; Aquarium: Aquariums publics
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.6 - 28.2, mean 27.4 °C (based on 724 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01318 (0.00824 - 0.02108), b=3.01 (2.87 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 4.6 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (K=0.24).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 21.8 [9.8, 59.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.531 [0.258, 1.032] mg/100g; Protein = 19.6 [17.6, 21.6] %; Omega3 = 0.148 [0.067, 0.287] g/100g; Selenium = 14.3 [6.4, 29.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 34.6 [9.2, 127.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.681 [0.413, 1.102] mg/100g (wet weight);