Description

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Body oblong, compressed, and deep (depth contained 2.2 to 2.7 times in standard length); mouth large and terminal, its posterior end located at the same level as the anterior edge of the pupil; first gill arch with 22 to 39 gill rakers; dorsal fin notched, with 12 to 14 spines and 14 to 17 soft rays (XII-XIV, 14-17); second anal spine slightly longer and stronger than third; scale series above lateral line is parallel to it; body dark brown; each scale bearing a pearly blue spot, the spots appearing to form lines following the scale series; fins yellowish; caudal peduncle with a large spot (Ref. 55763).

Common Names

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Haleplettet gryntefisk , Danish , Denmark

Spottail grunt , English , Mexico

Spottail grunt , English , USA

Spottail grunt , English , Global

Gorette à queue tachetée , French , France

斑尾仿石鱸 , Mandarin Chinese , China

斑尾仿石鲈 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Brin , Spanish , Panama

Burro rasposo , Spanish , Mexico

Frijolito , Spanish , Panama

Rompe paila , Spanish , Panama

Roncador , Spanish , Peru

Roncador esmeralda , Spanish , Ecuador

Roncador soldadito , Spanish , Spain

Ronco soldadito , Spanish , Spain

Soldadito , Spanish , Panama

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Haemulidae

Genus: Haemulon

Species: Haemulon maculicauda (Gill, 1862)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Eastern Pacific: Baja California, Mexico to Colombia.

Biology

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Found in schools around coastal reefs during the day, dispersing over sandy bottoms at night (Ref. 9114). Marketed fresh (Ref. 9114).

Habitat

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associated