Grape-eye seabass (Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos)

Scientific name: Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos Tschudi, 1846

Grape-eye seabass (Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos)

The Grape-eye seabass (Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Southeast Pacific, Peru to Chile and the Galapagos Islands.

Biology

Found near drop-offs and among rock out-croppings over sand and rock, in depths greater than 10 meters. Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Southeast Pacific: Peru to Chile and the Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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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