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Haemulopsis nitidus (Steindachner, 1869)

Description

Body robust, compressed, and not very deep (depth contained 2.7 to 3.3 times in standard length); mouth small and terminal, its posterior end located at the same level as the anterior rim of the eye; first gill arch with 17 to 20 gill rakers; dorsal fin notched, with 12 spines ad 14 to 15 soft rays (XII, 14-15); second anal spine shorter than third; body silvery bronzed; scales dark edged, forming longitudinal lines along each series of scales; anterior end of lateral line with an indistinct spot (Ref. 55763).

Common Names

  • Shining grunt , English , Mexico
  • Shining grunt , English , Global
  • Gorette brillante , French , France
  • 光泽小仿石鲈 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 光泽石鲈 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 光澤小仿石鱸 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 光澤石鱸 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Gallinazo brillante , Spanish , Spain
  • Roncador brillante , Spanish , Ecuador
  • Ronco brillante , Spanish , Mexico
  • Ronco brillante , Spanish , Mexico

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Eupercaria/misc

    Family: Haemulidae

    Genus: Haemulopsis

    Species: Haemulopsis nitidus (Steindachner, 1869)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru.

    • Biology

    Inhabits coastal seas, on sandy or muddy bottoms. Marketed fresh (Ref. 9114).

    Habitat

    demersal