Gungo highhat
📖 Overview
Adults are secretive nocturnal fish that hide under ledges by day and come out only at night to feed on the epifauna of the substrate. The adults sometimes form large inactive aggregations in caves, but little or no feeding occurs. Schools of juveniles appear only in the summer.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Body elongate, moderately compressed, and deep, with a strongly arched dorsal profile; snout prominent; mouth small and sub-terminal; lower jaw enclosed by upper; chin with 5 pores but without barbels; edge of preopercle slightly serrate; lower branch of first gill arch with 6 gill rakers; second dorsal fin very long, with 32 to 33 soft rays; body uniformly dark, from purplish bronze to grayish brown; fins dark or blackish .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: other (see Diagnosi.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Gungo highhat is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Gungo highhat is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Gungo highhat is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated. Tropical; 32°N - south to Peru.
🌿 Ecology
the epifauna of the substrate
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Gungo highhat · Pacific Highhat · rock croaker |
| 🌍CES | kavalír praporkový |
| 🇫🇷French | Évêque gungo |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Corvina-viola |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Corvineta gungo · Gungo · payasito gungo · Roncador rayado |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 9 records indexed .
👥 Community & Contribute
No observations yet - be the first to log one!
View all observations for Gungo highhat ↗Spotted incorrect or outdated data? Submit a correction and our editorial team will review it. Approved edits go live within 48 hours.
Found a factual error, broken data, or inappropriate content? Let us know and we will investigate promptly.