Broomtail grouper (Mycteroperca xenarcha)

Scientific name: Mycteroperca xenarcha Jordan, 1888

Broomtail grouper (Mycteroperca xenarcha)

The Broomtail grouper (Mycteroperca xenarcha) is a brackish-water fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, San Francisco Bay, California, USA to Peru and the Galapagos Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Mycteroperca xenarcha
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
150
Depth range
60 m (197 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 60 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: San Francisco Bay, California, USA to Peru and the Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC), IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Musick et al. 2000)

Sources

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

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