Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Rhencus macracanthus
Roncador, Roncador ruco, Ronco, Longspine grunt
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Eupercaria incertae sedis
Family
Haemulidae
Genus
Rhencus
Species
macracanthus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Pomadasys andrei (Sauvage, 1879), Pomadasys macracanthus (Günther, 1864), Pristipoma andrei Sauvage, 1879, Pristipoma macracanthum Günther, 1864, Pristipoma macracanthus Günther, 1864(Horton et al., 2021).
Origin: Vagrant
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"Galapagos Species Database, Rhencus macracanthus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=24819. Accessed 5 November 2026.