Black grunt (Haemulon bonariense)

Scientific name: Haemulon bonariense Cuvier, 1830

Black grunt (Haemulon bonariense)

The Black grunt (Haemulon bonariense) is a marine fish of the family Haemulidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Greater Antilles to Brazil.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Bluish silver with about 18 blackish yellow oblique stripes on body; a small amount of black pigment under upper margin of preopercle.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Haemulon bonariense
Family
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
30.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Greater Antilles to Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18)

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Sources

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

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