Humpback grunt (Microlepidotus brevipinnis)

Scientific name: Microlepidotus brevipinnis Steindachner, 1869

Humpback grunt (Microlepidotus brevipinnis)

The Humpback grunt (Microlepidotus brevipinnis) is a marine fish of the family Haemulidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Gulf of California to Panama.

Biology

Body elongate, compressed, and not very deep (depth contained 2.6 to 3.0 times in standard length); mouth small and terminal, its posterior end located at the same level as the anterior rim of the eye; first gill arch with 16 gill rakers; dorsal slightly stronger than third but almost equal in length; scale series above lateral line oblique; body blue gray; each scale bearing a pearly gray spot, the spots appearing to form lines following the scale series; fins yellowish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Microlepidotus brevipinnis
Family
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
30.0
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California to Panama.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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