Spottail grunt (Haemulon maculicauda)

Scientific name: Haemulon maculicauda Gill, 1862

Spottail grunt (Haemulon maculicauda)

The Spottail grunt (Haemulon maculicauda) is a marine fish of the family Haemulidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Baja California, Mexico to Colombia.

Biology

Body oblong, compressed, and deep (depth contained 2.2 to 2.7 times in standard length); mouth large and terminal, its posterior end located at the same level as the anterior edge of the pupil; first gill arch with 22 to 39 gill rakers; dorsal fin notched, with 12 to 14 spines and 14 to 17 soft rays (XII-XIV, 14-17); second anal spine slightly longer and stronger than third; scale series above lateral line is parallel to it; body dark brown; each scale bearing a pearly blue spot, the spots appearing to form lines following the scale series; fins yellowish; caudal peduncle with a large spot.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Haemulon maculicauda
Family
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
25.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Baja California, Mexico to Colombia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.12)

Sources

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

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