Common Name
Corocoro Grunt
Year Described
Fowler, 1915
Identification
Dorsal Fin: XII, 13-15
Anal Fin: III, 9-11
Gill Rakers: 15 (lower limb of first arch)
Lateral Line Scales: 52-55
Body moderately elongate with a slightly convex forehead profile. Mouth small. Preopercle finely serrate. Dorsal and anal fins with scales on spiny portion but no scales on soft portion. There are 8 scale rows above the lateral line at the first dorsal spine and 15 below it.
Color
Body silvery blue with numerous brassy to bronze spots on the body and upper head. Usually with an obvious bronze lateral stripe from snout to caudal fin. Can display indistinct dusky body bars. Fins pale to dusky.
Size
Maximum size to 40cm TL.
Habitat
Coastal waters over hard and soft bottoms. Also found in estuarine areas.
Range
Continental coasts from Honduras to Brazil.
References
Lindeman, K.C. 2002. Haemulidae (pp. 1522-1550). In: Carpenter. 2002. The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Vol. 3: Bony fishes part 2 (Opistognathidae to Molidae). FAO Species Identification Guides for Fisheries Purposes. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. FAO of the U.N., Rome.
Other Notes
The frequently used Orthopristis ruber (Cuvier, 1830) is restricted to southeastern Brazil and are largely allopatric with a contact zone off eastern Brazil.