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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Occurs in shallow neritic areas, over shallow mud to sand-mud bottoms; less common in areas with clear water and coral reef habitats (Ref. 5217). Marketed fresh and salted (Ref. 3798).
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
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Distribution
Western Atlantic: Greater Antilles to Brazil.
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
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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.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145245
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9
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Randall, J.E. 1996 Caribbean reef fishes. Third edition - revised and enlarged. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Hong Kong. 3nd ed. 368 p. (Ref. 13442)
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Size
Max. size
40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (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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Diagnostic Description
Bluish silver with about 18 blackish yellow oblique stripes on body; a small amount of black pigment under upper margin of preopercle.
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Randall, J.E. 1996 Caribbean reef fishes. Third edition - revised and enlarged. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Hong Kong. 3nd ed. 368 p. (Ref. 13442)
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 4 specimens in 1 taxon.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1.5 - 9
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 1.5 - 9
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Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1.5 - 9
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 1.5 - 9
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Trophic Strategy
Occurs in shallow neritic areas, over shallow mud to sand-mud bottoms; less common in areas with clear water and coral reef habitats (Ref. 5217).
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Yáñes-Arancibia, A., A.L. Lara-DomÃnguez and J.W. Day Jr. 1993 Interactions between mangrove and seagrass habitats mediated by estuarine nekton assemblages: coupling of primary and secondary production. Hydrobiologia 264:1-12. (Ref. 42268)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Haemulon bonariense
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 6 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a 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 and other sequences.
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There are 6 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a 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 and other sequences.
CTCTATCTAGTATTCGGTGCCTGAGCTGGGATAGTAGGAACAGCCCTT---AGCCTGCTTATCCGGGCAGAACTGAGCCAACCAGGCGCACTCCTGGGGGAC---GACCAGATCTATAACGTAATTGTTACTGCGCACGCGTTCGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATGCCAATTCTCATTGGAGGGTTTGGAAACTGGCTCGTTCCCCTAATG---ATCGGGGCGCCCGATATGGCATTCCCCCGAATGAATAACATGAGCTTTTGACTCCTCCCCCCTTCTTTCCTCCTTCTTCTAGCCTCTTCAGGGGTTGAAGCCGGGGCTGGGACTGGATGAACTGTTTACCCTCCTCTAGCTGGGAACCTCGCACACGCCGGAGCGTCCGTAGACCTG---ACAATTTTCTCCCTCCACTTAGCAGGTGTCTCCTCAATCCTCGGGGCCATCAACTTCATTACAACAATCATTAACATGAAACCTCCCGCTATCTCTCAATACCAGACCCCTCTGTTTGTGTGATCAGTGCTCGTCACCGCCGTGCTCCTTCTTCTATCCCTCCCCGTACTCGCGGCC---GGCATTACAATGCTCCTAACAGACCGAAACCTAAACACCACTTTCTTCGACCCCGCCGGAGGAGGTGACCCCATTCTTTATCAACACCTA
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Haemulon bonariense
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 9
Specimens with Barcodes: 9
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 9
Specimens with Barcodes: 9
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.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
fisheries: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7251&speccode=942
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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)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=3798&speccode=1123
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