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Haemulon steindachneri (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

rocandor fríjol, roncador fríjol, Latin grunt

Overall silvery to silvery gray; sides with narrow, oblique, brownish bars corresponding with scale rows; a prominent black spot at base of caudal fin.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Teleostei

Order
Eupercaria incertae sedis

Suborder
Percoidei

Family
Haemulidae

Genus
Haemulon

Species
steindachneri

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Status

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

Distribution

Distribution: Eastern Pacific and western Atlantic. Gulf of California to Peru.

References

  • 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.
  • Edgar, G.J. Fariña, J.M., Calvopiña, M., Martínez, C. & Banks, S. (2002) Comunidades submareales rocosas II: Peces y macroinvertebrados móviles. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.) (2002): Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Línea Base de la Biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 68-97.
  • Allen, G.R. (1994) Fishes NT-Complete

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"Galapagos Species Database, Haemulon steindachneri", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7759. Accessed 18 May 2025.