Rubberlip grunt (Plectorhinchus mediterraneus)

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus mediterraneus Guichenot, 1850

Rubberlip grunt (Plectorhinchus mediterraneus)

The Rubberlip grunt (Plectorhinchus mediterraneus) is a marine fish of the family Haemulidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Spain and Portugal to Henties Bay, Namibia. Also from the western Mediterranean Sea and the Canary Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-20. Grey violet color, abdomen light.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Plectorhinchus mediterraneus
Family
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
80.0
Common length
60.0
Depth range
10–180 m (33–591 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 180 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Spain and Portugal to Henties Bay, Namibia. Also from the western Mediterranean Sea and the Canary Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18;)

Sources

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

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