Haemulon steindachneri

Chere-chere grunt | Latin Grunt
Haemulon steindachneri
Haemulon steindachneri, Machalilla, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Haemulon steindachneri
Haemulon steindachneri, Bocas del Toro, Panama, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Haemulon steindachneri
Haemulon steindachneri, Bocas del Toro, Panama, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
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Haemulon steindachneri
Haemulon steindachneri
Haemulon steindachneri

Distribution

Tropical Eastern Pacific


Description

Brassy on upper sides and back, silvery on belly, indistinct dark lines following scale rows on body, fins yellowish and a large round black spot on tail base extending slightly on to tail fin. Generally found of sand and rubble bottoms, less frequently over reefs, and usually on schools.


Information

Max Size: 30 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 23.2-30°C

Depth: 0-50m

Habitat Generalization Index: 8.1

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Least Concern

Occurrence: Common (25.7% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Many (58 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: Joe Shields