Haemulon striatum
Striped Grunt
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Haemulon
Haemulon striatum (Striped Grunt)
Description
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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, slender, and slightly recurved on lateral aspects of jaw; preoperculum finely serrated, serrae increasing in size toward slightly produced angle in adults; gill rakers on first arch 27-36; head length 28%-32% SL, snout length 8%-11% SL, upper jaw length 11%-14% SL, pre-dorsal-fin length 33%-38% SL, body depth 26%-32% SL; pectoral fin rays 17-19; dorsal fin XIII, 12-14 (rarely 15) rays; anal fin III, 7 or 8 (rarely 9) rays; scales above pectoral fin base not elongated vertically; scale rows between first dorsal fin spine and lateral line 12-14, between lateral line and first anal fin 7 (rarely 6); scales encircling caudal peduncle 24-27; lateral line scales 50-56
Pale tan to silvery with five yellow-edged stripes on body; front of head olive brown; inside of mouth red; juveniles have three midlateral stripes and no caudal spot
Distribution
Western Atlantic from Florida to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico, the western Bahamas, and the Antilles
Rare in the northern Gulf of Mexico; reported once from the eastern Gulf at the Dry Tortugas
Habitat Associations
Between 12 and 100 m depth
Biology
Zooplankton
Maximum known size about 280 mm TL
Occurs along exposed outer or deeper reefs. Found on semi-hard substrates (Ref. 5217). Maximum depth down to 210 m was recorded from individuals observed by submersibles (Ref. 27283). Feeds mainly on plankton (Ref. 5217); small crustaceans (Ref. 26938).
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; mating system: monogamy; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none. Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2015-01-08. Resilience: Medium (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: public aquariums.
References
Jordan and Thompson 1905
Longley and Hildebrand 1941 (as Bathystoma striatum)
Courtenay 1961
Böhlke and Chaplin 1968
Randall 1968a
Randall 1996
Hoese and Moore 1977
Hoese and Moore 1998
Lindeman 1986
Robins and Ray 1986
Cervigón 1993b
Schaldach et al. 1997
Smith 1997
Vega-Cendejas et al. 1997
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.
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.
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.
Randall, J.E. (1996) Caribbean reef fishes. Third Edition - revised and enlarged. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Hong Kong. 3nd ed. 368 p.
Smith, C.L. (1997) National Audubon Society field guide to tropical marine fishes of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. 720 p.
Colin, P.L. (1974) Observation and collection of deep-reef fishes off the coasts of Jamaica and British Honduras (Belize). Mar. Biol. 24:29-38.
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