Pacific graysby (Cephalopholis panamensis)

Scientific name: Cephalopholis panamensis Steindachner, 1877

Pacific graysby (Cephalopholis panamensis)

The Pacific graysby (Cephalopholis panamensis) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Gulf of California to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cephalopholis panamensis
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
31.0
Common length
20.0
Depth range
80 m (262 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range ? - 80 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=4; k=0.19)

Sources

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

Last updated