Guinean grunt (Parapristipoma humile)

Scientific name: Parapristipoma humile Bowdich, 1825

Guinean grunt (Parapristipoma humile)

The Guinean grunt (Parapristipoma humile) is a marine fish of the family Haemulidae.

Biology

Found from littoral to 100 m, over sand and rocks.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Parapristipoma humile
Family
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
37.0
Depth range
100 m (328 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 100 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: the distribution is difficult to establish because this species is often confused with Parapristipoma octolineatum. Recorded from Gibraltar to the Canary Islands and along the coast of west Africa southward to Angola.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: 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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