Pigfish
| Orthopristis chrysoptera (Linnaeus, 1766) | ||||
| Family: | Haemulidae (Grunts) |
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| Order: | Eupercaria/misc | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Pigfish | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: New York, USA and Bermuda to Mexico. | |||
| Adult biology: | Inhabits coastal waters, over sand and mud bottoms. Forms schools. Mainly nocturnal and non-burrowing. Feeds on crustaceans and smaller fishes. Undergoes seasonal migration as well as local nocturnal-diurnal foraging migrations (Ref. 25). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Preserved specimens greater than 3 mm show no pigment and no yolk; vent located in advance of midbody length. At about 5 mm, the caudal fin becomes evident. At 15 mm, a lateral band of dark pigment forms; also pigment on head and dorsal portion of body. Sequence of fin development: caudal (5 mm); dorsal and anal (6.7 mm); soft dorsal, anal, and caudal fairly complete (10 mm); spinous dorsal (11 mm); 10 well developed spines (17 mm).. See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | temperate; 41°N - 10°N | |||
| Main Ref: | Darcy, G.H.. 1983. (Ref. 25) | |||
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| Modified by: Luna, Susan M. |
Entered by: Luna, Susan M. |
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