Species: Bullisichthys caribbaeus, Pugnose bass


Bullisichthys caribbaeus Rivas, 1971
Pugnose bass
Body elongate, compressed; head short, snout very short, concave; eye very large; opercle with 3 spines; front nostril tubular; rear of top jaw exposed when mouth closed; anus closer to insertion of pelvic fins than to anal fin; dorsal fin X, 13-14, no notch between spines and rays; anal fin III, 7; pelvics I, 5; lateral line complete, curves up under front of dorsal fin; scales rough, cover head, body and tail fin base.
Body pale pinkish grey, with whitish blotches; a vertical black bar through eye that continues obliquely back to the center of the nape; dorsal fin with a large black blotch covering the first 4 spines, rest of fin with horizontal rows of whitish spots, tips of spines yellow; a white bordered black spot on upper tail base and a matching white-bordered red-brown spot on lower tail base; tail fin with yellowish base and irregular thin pale brown bars; anal fin with rows of whitish spots; pelvis whitish, with clear stripes.
Reaches 7 cm.
Deep reefs.
Depth range: 81-548 m.
The Bahamas to the S Caribbean.

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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef only
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Bony fishes
- Data
- Egg Type
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- Pelagic larva
- Data
- Pelagic
- Global Endemism
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- All species.
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- All species..
- Island (s) only
- GC endemic
- Island (s)
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Least concern
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 7
- Depth Range Min
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- 81
- Depth Range Max
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- 548