Microlepidotus inornatus, Wavyline grunt : fisheries

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Microlepidotus inornatus Gill, 1862

Wavyline grunt
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Haemulidae (Grunts) > Haemulinae
Etymology: Microlepidotus: Greek, mikros = small + Greek,lepis = scale (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gill.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated. Subtropical; 28°N - 18°N

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Eastern Central Pacific: Baja California to Mazatlan in Mexico; stragglers reach southern California, USA.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9114)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

During the day, it occurs in large schools that slowly move to the boarders of reefs (Ref. 9114). At nightfall, they move offshore and divide into smaller schools to feed (Ref. 9114). Feeds on mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 9114). Marketed fresh (Ref. 9114).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 25 May 2007

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00618 - 0.01858), b=2.96 (2.81 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 22.8 [8.0, 55.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.54 [0.27, 1.01] mg/100g; Protein = 20 [18, 22] %; Omega3 = 0.205 [0.103, 0.370] g/100g; Selenium = 15.5 [7.6, 29.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 48.6 [18.5, 136.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.74 [0.48, 1.17] mg/100g (wet weight);