Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos
ojo de uva, serrano ojo de uva, Grape-eye seabass, grape eye
Light brown to olive snout, nape and above lateral line, silvery below. Large eye. Up to 50 cm length.
Habitat: Near vertical drop-offs and among rock outcroppings over sand and rock, in depths greater than 10m.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Acropomatiformes
Family
Malakichthyidae
Genus
Hemilutjanus
Species
macrophthalmos
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Plectropoma macrophthalmos Tschudi, 1846, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Peru-Chilean faunistic element, Gulf of California, Ecuador in the Galapagos Islands
- 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.
- Gelin, A. Gravez, V. (2002) Lagunas costeras. 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. 119-145.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
- Humann, P. Deloach, N. (2003) Reef Fish Identification - Galapagos. New World Publication, Inc. Florida USA & Libri Mundi, Quito, Ecuador, 226 pp.
- 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.
- Smith, W. L. Ghedotti, M. J., Domínguez-Domínguez, O., McMahan, C. D., Espinoza, E., Martin, R. P., Girard, M. G., & Davis, M. P. (2022) Investigations into the ancestry of the Grape-eye Seabass (Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos) reveal novel limits and relationships for the Acropomatiformes (Teleostei: Percomorpha). Neotropical Ichthyology.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7788. Accessed 31 October 2026.