Occurs in clear rocky or coral reefs (Ref. 5217) and mangroves (Ref. 26340). Often forming schools (Ref. 3798). Nocturnal feeder on crabs, gastropods, starfish and annelid worms (Ref. 5521). Marketed fresh (Ref. 3798).

Western Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Yucatan, Mexico to Brazil; including the Gulf of Mexico and the entire Caribbean Sea (Ref. 9626).

Gulf of Mexico

Western Atlantic.

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8

Maximum size: 360 mm TL

36.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251))

Pale gray above; belly darker gray. Yellow stripes along side; bronze-yellow stripes and spots on head (Ref. 26938). Snout and fins primarily brownish (Ref. 13442).

Type for Haemulon carbonarium
Catalog Number: USNM 76977
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Locality: Cuba (Havanna), Cuba, Greater Antilles, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic

reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 25 m (Ref. 9626)

Depth range based on 280 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 168 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 0.5 - 17.5
  Temperature range (°C): 26.650 - 28.067
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.125 - 3.505
  Salinity (PPS): 34.217 - 36.509
  Oxygen (ml/l): 4.330 - 4.693
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.046 - 0.214
  Silicate (umol/l): 0.805 - 4.727

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 0.5 - 17.5

Temperature range (°C): 26.650 - 28.067

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.125 - 3.505

Salinity (PPS): 34.217 - 36.509

Oxygen (ml/l): 4.330 - 4.693

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.046 - 0.214

Silicate (umol/l): 0.805 - 4.727
 
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Depth: 3 - 25m.
From 3 to 25 meters.

Habitat: reef-associated. Found over shallow coral reefs. Found in small groups (Ref. 9710). Nocturnal feeder on crabs, gastropods, starfish and annelid worms (Ref. 5521). Good food fish.

Occurs in clear rocky or coral reefs (Ref. 5217) and mangroves (Ref. 26340). Nocturnal feeder on crabs, gastropods, starfish and annelid worms (Ref. 5521). Mobile invertebrates feeder (Ref. 57616).

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.


There are 5 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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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 7
Specimens with Barcodes: 14
Species With Barcodes: 1

Not Evaluated

fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: public aquariums; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family