Microlepidotus brevipinnis
Microlepidotus brevipinnis (Steindachner, 1869)
Humpback grunt
Microlepidotus brevipinnis
photo by Allen, G.R.


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Family:  Haemulidae (Grunts), subfamily: Haemulinae
Max. size:  40 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine
Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California to Panama.
Diagnosis:  Body elongate, compressed, and not very deep (depth contained 2.6 to 3.0 times in standard length); mouth small and terminal , its posterior end located at the same level as the anterior rim of the eye; first gill arch with 16 gill rakers; dorsal slightly stronger than third but almost equal in length; scale series above lateral line oblique; body blue gray; each scale bearing a pearly gray spot, the spots appearing to form lines following the scale series; fins yellowish (Ref. 55763).
Biology:  Forms schools in coastal waters (Ref. 9114).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 May 2007 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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