Grey large-eye bream (Gymnocranius griseus)

Scientific name: Gymnocranius griseus Temminck & Schlegel, 1843

Grey large-eye bream (Gymnocranius griseus)

The Grey large-eye bream (Gymnocranius griseus) is a marine fish of the family Lethrinidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Eye diameter is relatively large, its diameter about equal to or slightly larger than preorbital and interorbital width. Overall color is silvery, frequently with a diffuse vivid pattern of 5 to 8 narrow dark bars on the side, including one through the eye and across the cheek. Fins are mainly clear to yellowish; sometimes there is diffuse mottling or spotting on dorsal, caudal and anal fins. Often there is a narrow brown bar across the base of the pectoral fins. Some adults possess a few scattered blue spots or scribbling on the snout and cheek. Relatively ovoid body and pointed caudal lobes are distinct.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gymnocranius griseus
Family
Lethrinidae (Emperors or scavengers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
20–80 m (66–262 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 20 - 80 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan to the Indo-Malaysian region, probably eastward to India. Has often been confused w/ the young of Gymnocranius grandoculis, hence its distributional limits are somewhat obscure. Records of Gymnocranius griseus from the Western Indian Ocean probably pertain to Gymnocranius grandoculis.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.22)

Sources

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

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