| Haemulidae (Grunts), subfamily: Haemulinae |
| 53.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 7 years |
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demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 10 - 100 m |
| Eastern Atlantic: Angola (Ref. 6946, 57395) to Spain (Ref. 99869); in the Mediterranean (Ref. 95871, 125963). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11-13; Vertebrae: 27. Diagnosis: body oblong; snout short, about equal to eye diameter; mouth small, maxilla not reaching anterior edge of eye; 2 anterior pores on chin, followed by a median pit; third anal fin spine equal or longer than second; 11-13 anal soft rays; caudal fin forked; scales slightly ctenoid; 7-8 scale rows between lateral line and middle of spinous dorsal-fin base (Ref. 57395).
Coloration: back dark brown, silvery white on belly; sometimes large dark spots on back and flanks, but never small spots or bands; a black spot at upper angle of opercle (Ref. 57395). |
| Found over hard bottom (Ref. 2683, 57395) and sand (Ref. 57395). Enters estuaries and lagoons at sexual maturation (Ref. 57395). Feeds on bottom and near-bottom invertebrates (Ref. 5535). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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