Yellowstripe grunt (Haemulopsis axillaris)

Scientific name: Haemulopsis axillaris Steindachner, 1869

Yellowstripe grunt (Haemulopsis axillaris)

The Yellowstripe grunt (Haemulopsis axillaris) is a marine fish of the family Haemulidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Mazatlan, Mexico to Ecuador.

Biology

Body oblong, compressed, and not very deep (depth contained 2.7 to 3.0 times in standard length); mouth small and terminal mouth, its posterior edge located at the same level as the anterior rim of the eye; first gill arch with 25 to 27 gill rakers; dorsal fin deeply notched, with 12 spines and 14 to 16 soft rays (XII, 14-15); second anal spine longer than third; scale series above lateral line oblique; body silvery gray, with light or dark longitudinal stripes along the series of scales, and with 5 or 6 dark vertical bars; internal side of pectoral fins with a large black spot, scarcely visible when fins folded.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Haemulopsis axillaris
Family
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
26.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Mazatlan, Mexico to Ecuador.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 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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