Bigscale goatfish (Pseudupeneus grandisquamis)

Scientific name: Pseudupeneus grandisquamis Gill, 1863

Bigscale goatfish (Pseudupeneus grandisquamis)

The Bigscale goatfish (Pseudupeneus grandisquamis) is a marine fish of the family Mullidae.

Biology

Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms near the coast and in deep waters as well.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudupeneus grandisquamis
Family
Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Baja California, Mexico to Chile; one specimen was caught at the artificially warm outfall at the San Onofre (southern California, USA) nuclear power plant.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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