Description

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Body oblong, compressed, and deep (depth contained 2.3 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 15 to 22 gill rakers; dorsal fin notched, with 11 to 12 spines and 14 to 17 soft rays (XI-XII, 14-17); second anal spine slightly longer and stronger than third; scale series above lateral line oblique; body silvery gray; each scale bearing a dark spot;; the spots appearing to form lines following the scale series; fins charcoal gray (Ref.. 55763).

Common Names

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Grå gryntefisk , Danish , Denmark

Grey grunt , English , Global

Mojarra grunt , English , Mexico

Gorette bacoco , French , France

短吻仿石鱸 , Mandarin Chinese , China

短吻仿石鲈 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Burro pecoso , Spanish , Mexico

Frijolito , Spanish , Panama

Rompe paila , Spanish , Panama

Roncador , Spanish , Ecuador

Roncador ojo dorado , Spanish , Galapagos Is.

Roncador pecoso , Spanish , Ecuador

Ronco bacoco , Spanish , Spain

Ronco prieto , Spanish , Mexico

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Haemulidae

Genus: Haemulon

Species: Haemulon scudderii Gill, 1862

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands.

Biology

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Forms schools above rocky, boulder strewn reefs, slopes, and hard substrate with good water movement (Ref. 5227).

Habitat

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associated