Sawtail grouper (Mycteroperca prionura)

Scientific name: Mycteroperca prionura Rosenblatt & Zahuranec, 1967

Sawtail grouper (Mycteroperca prionura)

The Sawtail grouper (Mycteroperca prionura) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Gulf of California south to Jalisco, Mexico.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Mycteroperca prionura
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
105
Depth range
8–55 m (26–180 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 8 - 55 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California south to Jalisco, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Near Threatened (NT), IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 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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