Venezuelan grouper (Mycteroperca cidi)

Scientific name: Mycteroperca cidi Cervig?n, 1966

Venezuelan grouper (Mycteroperca cidi)

The Venezuelan grouper (Mycteroperca cidi) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Mycteroperca cidi
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
114
Common length
60.0
Depth range
5–40 m (16–131 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 40 m, usually 5 - 8 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean coast of Venezuela. Recently reported from the Port Royal reefs off Jamaica indicating that it may be found in other Caribbean localities.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD), IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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