Corocoro cubano (Orthopristis poeyi)

Scientific name: Orthopristis poeyi Scudder, 1868

The Corocoro cubano (Orthopristis poeyi) is a marine fish of the family Haemulidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, Cuba.

Biology

Inhabits coastal waters over sandy bottoms.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Orthopristis poeyi
Family
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
24.0
Common length
20.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Cuba.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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