Haemulon boschmae
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Haemulon
Haemulon boschmae
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Characters
Dense covering of scales on rayed sections of dorsal and anal fins; dorsal profile of head slightly convex; nares close set, anterior naris oval with flap along posterior margin, posterior naris small and oval; jaw teeth villiform, arranged in a patch on either side of symphysis, enlarged and slightly recurved on lateral aspects of jaws; preoperculum finely serrated, serrae increasing in size toward slightly produced angle in adults; gill rakers on first arch 29-36; head length 29%-31% SL, snout length 6%-7% SL, eye diameter 7%-9% SL, upper jaw length 10%-11% SL, pre-dorsal-fin length 34%-35% SL, body depth 26%-30% SL; pectoral fin rays 17-19; dorsal fin XIII (rarely XIV), 13-14 rays; anal fin III, 7-9 rays; horizontal scale rows below lateral line parallel to long axis of body; scales encircling caudal peduncle 23-27; lateral line scales 49-54
Yellowish to greenish silver dorsally, silvery ventrally, with four brown to bronze stripes on sides and a large black spot on caudal peduncle and base of caudal fin
Distribution
Western Atlantic from southern Gulf of Mexico
Reported from Isla de Lobos, Veracruz, in the Gulf of Mexico
Habitat Associations
Between shoreline and about 100 m depth
Biology
Mollusks and crustaceans
Maximum known size about 190 mm TL
Generally in protected areas such as bays or inlets; rarely in insular areas with clear oceanic water and coral reefs (Ref. 5217). Juveniles encountered near the shore. Feeds on small crustaceans and mollusks (Ref. 3798). Taken incidentally and not considered commercially important (Ref. 3798).
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; mating system: monogamy; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none. Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-03-01. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial.
References
Randall 1968a
Randall 1996
Castro-Aguirre and Márquez-Espinoza 1981
Lindeman 1986
Lindeman and Toxey 2002
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
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.
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.
Cervigón, F. (1993) Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 2. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 497 p.
Randall, J.E. (1996) Caribbean reef fishes. Third Edition - revised and enlarged. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Hong Kong. 3nd ed. 368 p.
Uyeno, T., K. Matsuura and E. Fujii (eds.) (1983) Fishes trawled off Suriname and French Guiana. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center, Tokyo, Japan. 519 p.
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