Caesar grunt
📖 Overview
Occurs in clear rocky or coral reefs and mangroves . Often forming schools . Nocturnal feeder on crabs, gastropods, starfish and annelid worms . Marketed fresh .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Pale gray above; belly darker gray. Yellow stripes along side; bronze-yellow stripes and spots on head . Snout and fins primarily brownish .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Caesar grunt is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 25 m . Subtropical; 33°N - 34°S, 98°W - 34°W
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Black grunt · Caesar grunt · French Grunt · Redmouth grunt |
| 🏳️Catalan | Roncador de Poey |
| 🌍CES | chrochtal císařský |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Sort gryntefisk |
| 🇫🇷French | Gorette charbonnier · Gorette charbonnée · Gueule rouge |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Corcoroca-de-recife · Xira |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Угольная ронка |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Bocacolorá · Bocayate cesar · ronco carbonero |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 33 records indexed .
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