Description

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Body compressed and deep (depth contained 1.9 to 2.3 times in standard length); mouth small and terminal with thick fleshy lips; dorsal fin with 12 spines and 15 to 17 soft rays (XII, 15-17); pectoral fins equal to or shorter than head, reaching origin of anal fin; lateral line scales 49 to 57; scale series above lateral line oblique; back golden yellow; flanks with 6 bright blue longitudinal stripes bordered with dark blue; a dark (brown or black) bar from the nape and across the eye; a similar bar from origin of dorsal fin to base of pectoral fin (Ref. 55763).

Common Names

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Panama porkfish , English , Global

Panamic porkfish , English , Mexico

Lippu drapeau , French , France

条纹异孔石鲈 , Mandarin Chinese , China

條紋異孔石鱸 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Burro bandera , Spanish , Mexico

Burro bandera , Spanish , Nicaragua

Burro bandera , Spanish , Spain

Burro rayado , Spanish , Mexico

Capitan , Spanish , Ecuador

Roncador , Spanish , Ecuador

Roncador capitán , Spanish , Ecuador

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Haemulidae

Genus: Anisotremus

Species: Anisotremus taeniatus Gill, 1861

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Eastern Pacific: Mexico to the northern tip of Peru.

Biology

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Found over hard bottoms of shallow coastal waters. Also caught with trammel nets and harpoons. Considered a valuable food-fish.

Habitat

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demersal