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Haemulon melanurum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cottonwick grunt
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Haemulidae (Grunts) > Haemulinae
Etymology: Haemulon: Greek, haimaleos = bloody (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 3 - 50 m (Ref. 9626). Subtropical; 34°N - 12°S, 99°W - 32°W

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Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southeastern Florida (USA), and the Bahamas to Brazil.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 19.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7251); common length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3798); peso máximo publicado: 550.00 g (Ref. 5217)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 12; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 15 - 17; Radios blandos anales: 8. Broad black area above line from dorsal fin origin to tip of lower caudal fin lobe, including upper part of caudal peduncle and both lobes of tail. Striking colored species, with a silvery body, black back and tail (Ref. 26938). With narrow yellow stripes, the broadest mid-lateral (Ref. 13442).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits clear inshore and offshore reefs (Ref. 9710) and adjacent grass beds, often in schools (Ref. 3798). Feeds on crustaceans (Ref. 3798). Marketed fresh (Ref. 3798).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 March 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30303)





Human uses

Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; Acuario: Acuarios públicos
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 23.7 - 28, mean 26.8 °C (based on 288 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01738 (0.01034 - 0.02920), b=3.00 (2.86 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  2.2   ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 3.4 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 27.5 [13.0, 65.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.614 [0.299, 1.244] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [17, 21] %; Omega3 = 0.139 [0.061, 0.282] g/100g; Selenium = 16.7 [7.3, 36.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 28.4 [6.3, 119.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.918 [0.551, 1.493] mg/100g (wet weight);