Brassy grunt (Orthopristis chalceus)

Scientific name: Orthopristis chalceus G?nther, 1864

Brassy grunt (Orthopristis chalceus)

The Brassy grunt (Orthopristis chalceus) is a marine fish of the family Haemulidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Mexico to Panama, including the Galapagos Islands.

Biology

Body short, compressed, and not very deep (depth contained 2.5 to 3.0 times in standard length); mouth small and terminal, its posterior end located at the same level as the anterior rim of the eye; first gill arch with 19 to 24 gill rakers; dorsal fin very slightly notched, with 12 to 13 spines and 14 to 15 soft rays (XII-XIII, 14-15); second anal spine stronger than third but of equal length; scale series above lateral line oblique; body silvery gray, with wavy, interrupted, gold or copper colored lines that follow the oblique scale series above the lateral line and that run horizontally below it.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Orthopristis chalceus
Family
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Common length
35.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Panama, including the Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor 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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