Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7.

Common Names

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Roughneck Grunt , English , Cuba

Roughneck grunt , English , USA

Roughneck grunt , English , Global

Grondeur gris , French , France

Shirogane-mizoisaki , Japanese , Japan

侧扁石鲈 , Mandarin Chinese , China

側扁石鱸 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Abiquara , Portuguese , Brazil

Biquara , Portuguese (Brazilianism) , Brazil

Cocoroca , Portuguese (Brazilianism) , Brazil

Cocoroca-legítima , Portuguese (Brazilianism) , Brazil

Corcoroca , Portuguese (Brazilianism) , Brazil

Corcoroca-legítima , Portuguese (Brazilianism) , Brazil

Corcoroca-verdadeira , Portuguese (Brazilianism) , Brazil

Coroque-branco , Portuguese (French) , Brazil

Arrebenta-panela , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Roncador , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Juquiri-branco , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Coró , Portuguese (Tupi-guarani) , Brazil

Coró branco , Portuguese (Tupi-guarani) , Brazil

Coró-boca-roxa , Portuguese (Tupi-guarani) , Brazil

Blanquita , Spanish , Colombia

Bocayate , Spanish , Dominican Rp

Corocoro gris , Spanish , Spain

Pargo blanco , Spanish , Colombia

Ronco blanco , Spanish , Colombia

Ticopa Gris , Spanish , Cuba

Coucha , Wayuu , Colombia

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Haemulidae

Genus: Haemulopsis

Species: Haemulopsis corvinaeformis (Steindachner, 1868)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Western Atlantic: Mexico (Ref. 26938) and the Caribbean coasts both continental and insular to the Antilles and Brazil.

Biology

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Inhabits coastal waters, over sandy or rocky bottoms. Also found in water with low salinity (Ref. 9626). Feeds on crustaceans and small fishes. Marketed fresh. Minimum depth from Ref. 26912.

Habitat

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freshwater