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Mycteroperca interstitialis Yellowmouth grouper

Mycteroperca interstitialis is commonly referred to as Yellowmouth grouper. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Yellowmouth Grouper,Palancar Bricks & Dalila, Cozumel, MX 2023


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lexID:
4801 
AphiaID:
273878 
Scientific:
Mycteroperca interstitialis 
German:
Gelbmaul-Zackenbarsch 
English:
Yellowmouth Grouper 
Category:
Havabbor 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Serranidae (Family) > Mycteroperca (Genus) > interstitialis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Poey, ), 1860 
Occurrence:
Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, USA, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Sea depth:
2 - 150 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Lagoons, Mangrove Zones, Rocky, hard seabeds 
Size:
15.75" - 33.07" (40cm - 84cm) 
Weight:
10.2 kg 
Temperature:
23,3 °F - 82.4 °F (23,3°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Fish (little fishes), Predatory 
Difficulty:
suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Vulnerable (VU) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-12-08 15:24:23 

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Mycteroperca interstitialis (Poey, 1860)

Distribution
Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, Caribbean (mainly insular localities), and Brazil.

Biology
Found mainly on rocky or coral bottoms from the shoreline to at least 55 m depth; small and middle-sized individuals commonly occur in mangrove-lined lagoons.
Feeds on fishes. Sex-reversal observed.
More common in island waters than along the coast.
The tricolored pattern of the juveniles mimics that of the juveniles of the clown wrasse, Halichoeres maculipinna.
The aggressive mimic’s behavior includes folding down the median and caudal fins, which adds to its wrasse imitation and allows it to approach its otherwise wary prey.
Marketed fresh; flesh is of good quality.

Synonymised names:
Labrus guaza Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Labrus gvaza Linnaeus, 1758 · uncertain > nomen dubium (synonym)
Mycteroperca calliura Poey, 1865 · unaccepted
Mycteroperca dimidiata (Poey, 1860) · unaccepted
Mycteroperca falcata (Poey, 1860) · unaccepted
Mycteroperca roquensis Martín Salazar, 1956 · unaccepted
Serranus dimidiatus Poey, 1860 · unaccepted
Serranus falcatus Poey, 1860 · unaccepted
Serranus interstitialis Poey, 1860 · unaccepted
Trisotropis chlorostomus Poey, 1867 · unaccepted

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Yellowmouth Grouper,Palancar Bricks & Dalila, Cozumel, MX 2023

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