Pomadasys crocro
Burro Grunt
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Pomadasys
Pomadasys crocro (Burro Grunt)
Description
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Characters
Elliptical in profile, dorsal and anal fin rays free of scales. Dorsal profile of head slightly convex. Anterior naris with elongate flap on posterior margin, posterior naris small and elliptical. Jaw teeth setiform and widely spaced, outer teeth slightly larger. Preoperculum coarsely serrated, serrae increasing in size to moderately produced angle. Gill rakers on first arch 5-6 on upper limb and 7-9 on lower limb. Measurements (% SL): head 36%-37%, eye diameter 9%-10%, upper jaw length 11%-13%, body depth 35%-38%. Pectoral fin with 16 rays. Dorsal fin very shallowly notched between last two spines, with 13 spines and 12 or 13 rays. Anal fin with 7 rays. Caudal fin emarginate. Scale rows between first dorsal fin spine and lateral line 5 or 6, and between lateral line and first anal fin spine 16. Lateral line scales 53 to 55.
Olivaceous dorsally and silvery ventrally. Pelvic and anal fins yellowish.
Distribution
Western Atlantic from northeastern and southern Gulf of Mexico and the Greater and Lesser Antilles to Brazil.
Rare to absent in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico.
Habitat Associations
Sheltered inshore waters, including bays and estuaries, and brackish waters.
Biology
Crustaceans and ray-finned fishes.
Maximum known size is 330 mm TL.
References
Hoese 1965
Hoese and Moore 1977
Hoese and Moore 1998
Pezold and Edwards 1983
Robins and Ray 1986
Cervigón 1993a
Cervigón 1993b
Schaldach et al. 1997
Smith 1997
Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999
Lindeman and Toxey 2002
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