Panama porkfish
📖 Overview
Found over hard bottoms of shallow coastal waters. Also caught with trammel nets and harpoons. Considered a valuable food-fish.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Body compressed and deep (depth contained 1.9 to 2.3 times in standard length); mouth small and terminal with thick fleshy lips; dorsal fin with 12 spines and 15 to 17 soft rays (XII, 15-17); pectoral fins equal to or shorter than head, reaching origin of anal fin; lateral line scales 49 to 57; scale series above lateral line oblique; back golden yellow; flanks with 6 bright blue longitudinal stripes bordered with dark blue; a dark (brown or black) bar from the nape and across the eye; a similar bar from origin of dorsal fin to base of pectoral fin .: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Panama porkfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Panama porkfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Distinct pairing during breeding .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal. Tropical; 24°N - 3°S
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Grunt · Panama Porkfish · Panamic porkfish · catalina |
| 🏳️Catalan | Dara pallasso del Pacífic |
| 🌍CES | chrochtal surinamský |
| 🇫🇷French | Lippu drapeau |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Salema-do-Pacífico |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Burro Rayado · Roncador Capitán · burro bandera |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 4 records indexed .
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