Armed grunt (Conodon serrifer)

Scientific name: Conodon serrifer Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Armed grunt (Conodon serrifer)

The Armed grunt (Conodon serrifer) is a marine fish of the family Haemulidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Gulf of California to Peru.

Biology

Body elongate, compressed, and not very deep (depth contained 3.1 times in standard length); mouth small and terminal with fleshy lips; preopercle serrate and possessing a large, stout spine at the angle; dorsal fin deeply notched, with 12 spines and 12 to 13 soft rays (XII, 12-13); second anal spine longer and stronger than bird; back charcoal gray with blue highlights; belly pale; flanks with 7 or 8 narrow, indistinct, dark bars; fins dark greenish yellow.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Conodon serrifer
Family
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
34.0
Common length
25.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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