Blue-lined large-eye bream (Gymnocranius grandoculis)

Scientific name: Gymnocranius grandoculis Valenciennes, 1830

Blue-lined large-eye bream (Gymnocranius grandoculis)

The Blue-lined large-eye bream (Gymnocranius grandoculis) is a marine fish of the family Lethrinidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10. Horizontal blue lines on the snout are distinctive. Forehead profile is moderately steep. Large adults develop a bony ridge on the nape and a bony shelf over the front part of the eye. The inner surface of the pectoral fin axil without scales. Overall color is silvery with thin brown scale margins. The anterior half of the head is often brown with a series of narrow undulating, longitudinal lines on the cheek and side of the snout. Fins are yellow or orange; caudal fin is frequently dusky brown; a narrow brown bar across the base of pectoral fins. Juveniles under about 25 cm SL often with 5 or 6 dark bars on the side and a dark bar below the eye.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gymnocranius grandoculis
Family
Lethrinidae (Emperors or scavengers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
80.0
Common length
64.0
Depth range
20–170 m (66–558 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 20 - 170 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to southeastern Oceania and from Australia northward to Japan. This species has been referred to as Gymnocranius robinsoni in recent literature.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.23)

Sources

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

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