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Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Etymology: Hypoplectrus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, plektron = sting, spur (Ref. 45335); espinosai: Named for Héctor Salvador Espinosa Pérez (1954-2022), a dedicated Mexican ichthyologist, founder of the Mexican Ichthyological Society and curator of the Mexican National Fish Collection.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte 1 - 20 m (Ref. 137920). Tropical
West Atlantic: southern Gulf of Mexico, Mexico (Campeche Bank).
It could be considered of Least Concern given the remoteness of its geographic distribution in coral reefs from the cays of Campeche Bank (which is more than 140 km from the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.8 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 137920)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 10; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 15; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 7. This species is distinguished from all its congeners by its coloration: body white with thin vertical lines but there are no bars (or very faint); snout with black spot surrounded by electric blue lines; caudal peduncle entirely covered by a black saddle blotch, extending over posterior part of body and sometimes, over posterior part of dorsal fin; no black eye-mask (Ref. 137920).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
This species is mostly associated with shallow coral-reef habitats. Reported to be diurnal and solitary, and not observed displaying aggressive mimicry behavior as H. unicolor in Panama (Ref. 137920).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Puebla, O., A. Aguilar-Perera, M. Helmkampf, D.R. Robertson, C.J. Estapé,
A.M. Estapé and O. Domínguez-Domínguez, 2025. Hypoplectrus espinosai sp. nov. (Teleostei: Serranidae), a new hamlet on coral reefs in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Zootaxa 5618(4):509-524. (Ref. 137920)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01778 (0.00686 - 0.04609), b=3.03 (2.80 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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