Tenspine grouper (Hyporthodus exsul)

Scientific name: Hyporthodus exsul Fowler, 1944

Tenspine grouper (Hyporthodus exsul)

The Tenspine grouper (Hyporthodus exsul) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Gulf of California to Panama.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hyporthodus exsul
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California to Panama.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD), IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 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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