Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Generally in protected areas such as bays or inlets; rarely in insular areas with clear oceanic water and coral reefs (Ref. 5217). Juveniles encountered near the shore. Feeds on small crustaceans and mollusks (Ref. 3798). Taken incidentally and not considered commercially important (Ref. 3798).
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Cervigón, F. 1993 Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 2. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 497 p. (Ref. 9626)
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Distribution
Distribution
Gulf of Mexico
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Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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Western Atlantic: Colombia to French Guiana.
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Courtenay, W.R. and H.F. Sahlman 1978 Pomadasyidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Central Atlantic (Fishing Area 31), Volume 4. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3798)
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9
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Uyeno, T., K. Matsuura and E. Fujii (eds.) 1983 Fishes trawled off Suriname and French Guiana. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center, Tokyo, Japan. 519 p. (Ref. 13608)
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Size
Max. size
19.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9626))
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Cervigón, F. 1993 Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 2. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 497 p. (Ref. 9626)
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Diagnostic Description
Head scaled except for tip of snout and chin; mouth small and oblique; yellowish to greenish silver on back, silvery on sides, with 4 brown to bronze stripes on upper half of body and a large black spot at caudal base (Ref. 13442).
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Uyeno, T., K. Matsuura and E. Fujii (eds.) 1983 Fishes trawled off Suriname and French Guiana. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center, Tokyo, Japan. 519 p. (Ref. 13608)
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Type Information
Type for Haemulon boschmae
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): C. Miles
Year Collected: 1949
Locality: Columbia: Caribbean between Cabo De La Vela and Rio Hacha, Colombia, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Collector(s): C. Miles
Year Collected: 1949
Locality: Columbia: Caribbean between Cabo De La Vela and Rio Hacha, Colombia, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 6 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 5 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 5 - 73
Temperature range (°C): 25.814 - 27.514
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.674 - 1.626
Salinity (PPS): 35.022 - 36.259
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.257 - 4.568
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.151 - 0.290
Silicate (umol/l): 2.602 - 3.644
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 5 - 73
Temperature range (°C): 25.814 - 27.514
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.674 - 1.626
Salinity (PPS): 35.022 - 36.259
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.257 - 4.568
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.151 - 0.290
Silicate (umol/l): 2.602 - 3.644
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 5 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 5 - 73
Temperature range (°C): 25.814 - 27.514
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.674 - 1.626
Salinity (PPS): 35.022 - 36.259
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.257 - 4.568
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.151 - 0.290
Silicate (umol/l): 2.602 - 3.644
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 5 - 73
Temperature range (°C): 25.814 - 27.514
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.674 - 1.626
Salinity (PPS): 35.022 - 36.259
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.257 - 4.568
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.151 - 0.290
Silicate (umol/l): 2.602 - 3.644
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Depth: 0 - 100m.
Recorded at 100 meters.
Habitat: demersal.
Recorded at 100 meters.
Habitat: demersal.
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Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 3798)
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Courtenay, W.R. and H.F. Sahlman 1978 Pomadasyidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Central Atlantic (Fishing Area 31), Volume 4. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3798)
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Trophic Strategy
Generally in protected areas such as bays or inlets; rarely in insular areas with clear oceanic water and coral reefs. Juveniles encountered near the shore. Feeds on small crustaceans and mollusc.
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Cervigón, F. 1993 Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 2. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 497 p. (Ref. 9626)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Haemulon boschmae
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
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There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
GBGC7664-09|EU697530|Haemulon boschmae| ------------------------------------------CTTTATCTAGTATTTGGTGCCTGGGCTGGAATAGTAGGAACAGCCTTA---AGCCTACTTATCCGGGCAGAACTAAGCCAGCCAGGGGCACTCCTTGGAGAC---GATCAGATCTACAATGTAATTGTTACTGCGCATGCRTTCGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATGCCAATTCTCATTGGAGGATTTGGAAACTGACTCGTTCCCCTAATG---ATCGGAGCACCCGATATGGCGTTCCCCCGAATGAACAACATGAGCTTTTGACTCCTCCCTCCGTCTTTCCTTCTCCTACTCGCCTCTTCAGGGGTAGAGGCTGGAGCAGGGACAGGATGAACTGTTTACCCCCCTCTAGCCGGGAATCTAGCGCATGCCGGAGCGTCAGTCGACCTT---ACAATCTTCTCCCTCCACTTAGCGGGTGTCTCATCGATCCTTGGAGCCATCAACTTCATTACGACAATTATTAACATGAAACCCCCTGCCATCTCACAATATCAAACCCCCCTATTTGTGTGATCAGTCCTTGTCACCGCTGTTCTACTTCTTCTGTCCCTCCCAGTACTTGCAGCT---GGCATCACAATGCTTCTCACAGACCGAAATCTAAATACCACTTTCTTCGACCCCGCCGGAGGAGGTGACCCCATTCTTTACCAACACCTG-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Haemulon boschmae
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Species: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 1
Species: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
bait: occasionally
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Courtenay, W.R. and H.F. Sahlman 1978 Pomadasyidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Central Atlantic (Fishing Area 31), Volume 4. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3798)
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