White margate (Haemulon album)

Scientific name: Haemulon album Cuvier, 1830

White margate (Haemulon album)

The White margate (Haemulon album) is a marine fish of the family Haemulidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Florida Keys (USA), Bermuda, and Bahamas to Brazil. Found throughout the West Indies; absent in Colombia.

Biology

Inhabits seagrass beds, sand flats, coral reefs, and wrecks. Found in pairs or larger schools. Feeds on benthic invertebrates. Has been observed to nose into the sand to eat such subsurface invertebrates as peanut worms and heart urchins. Marketed fresh.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Haemulon album
Family
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
79.0
Common length
50.0
Depth range
20–60 m (66–197 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 60 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Florida Keys (USA), Bermuda, and Bahamas to Brazil. Found throughout the West Indies; absent in Colombia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.19-0.20; tm=3.5; Fec=800,000)

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Sources

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

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