Longfin salema (Xenichthys xanti)

Scientific name: Xenichthys xanti Gill, 1863

Longfin salema (Xenichthys xanti)

The Longfin salema (Xenichthys xanti) is a marine fish of the family Haemulidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, southern Gulf of California to Peru.

Biology

Body oblong, fusiform, and somewhat compressed (its depth contained 2.7 to 3.0 times in standard length); mouth small, terminal, and oblique, its posterior end surpassing the anterior rim of the eye; lower jaw protruding; eyes very large; first gill arch with 22 to 26 gill rakers; dorsal fin deeply notched, with 12 spines and 17 to 19 soft rays (XII, 17-19); second anal spine shorter than third; back brownish green; flanks silvery with golden highlights and 5 or 6 golden yellow longitudinal stripes; upper edge of operculum with a dark spot; caudal peduncle with a dark spot.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Xenichthys xanti
Family
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
24.0
Common length
18.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: southern Gulf of California to Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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