Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Haemulon sexfasciatum
burro almejero, burro, ronco almejero, roncador almejero, Greybar grunt, graybar grunt
Silvery gray with darkish scale markings; Dusky spots on snout and gill cover; occasionally yellowish back. Scales less obvious and more lightly marked than those of Burrito Grunt and Mojarra Grunt. Length of 48cm
Habitat: Schooliing species, mostly common over sandy areas
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Eupercaria incertae sedis
Family
Haemulidae
Genus
Haemulon
Species
sexfasciatum
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Haemulon sexfasciatus Gill, 1862, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Eastern Pacific, from California to Panama. Gulf of California and Baja California to Ecuador in the Galápagos and Malpelo Islands.
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- Humann, P. Deloach, N. (2003) Reef Fish Identification - Galapagos. New World Publication, Inc. Florida USA & Libri Mundi, Quito, Ecuador, 226 pp.
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- IUCN (2010) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2010.
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
- Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Haemulon sexfasciatum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7758. Accessed 27 April 2025.