Haemulon scudderii Grey grunt

Haemulon scudderii is commonly referred to as Grey grunt. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira

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Scientific:: Haemulon scudderii
German:: Grauer Grunzer
English:: Grey Grunt

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Haemulidae (Family) > Haemulon (Genus) > scudderii (Species)
Initial determination:: Gill, 1862

Occurrence:: Columbia, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Panama
Size:: 11.81" - 13.78" (30cm - 35cm)
Temperature:: 60.8 °F - 80.6 °F (16°C - 27°C)
Food:: Fish (little fishes), Fish larvae, Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-10-14 17:09:00
Last edit:: 2012-10-14 17:09:00

Info

Gill, 1862

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

Biology:
Forms schools above rocky, boulder strewn reefs, slopes, and hard substrate with good water movement.

Synonymised taxa:
Haemulon scudderi Gill, 1862 (misspelling)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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