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Haemulidae (Grunts) > Haemulinae
Etymology: Haemulon: Greek, haimaleos = bloody (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Dr Hilbrand Boschma (1893–1976) was a Dutch zoologist, herpetologist, and expert on crustaceans. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 100 m (Ref. 3798). Tropical; 22°N - 4°N, 98°W - 50°W
Western Atlantic: Colombia to French Guiana.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9626); common length : 15.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3798)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 13 - 14; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 13; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 8 - 9. Head scaled except for tip of snout and chin; mouth small and oblique; yellowish to greenish silver on back, silvery on sides, with 4 brown to bronze stripes on upper half of body and a large black spot at caudal base (Ref. 13442).
Generally in protected areas such as bays or inlets; rarely in insular areas with clear oceanic water and coral reefs (Ref. 5217). Juveniles encountered near the shore. Feeds on small crustaceans and mollusks (Ref. 3798). Taken incidentally and not considered commercially important (Ref. 3798).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Cervigón, F., 1993. Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 2. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 497 p. (Ref. 9626)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; esca: occasionally
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.4 - 28.2, mean 27.2 °C (based on 138 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00702 - 0.03115), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 65.2 [21.1, 122.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.686 [0.359, 1.217] mg/100g; Protein = 19.1 [17.3, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.167 [0.087, 0.269] g/100g; Selenium = 31.9 [19.1, 54.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 107 [43, 261] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.39 [0.95, 2.08] mg/100g (wet weight);