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Species: Pristipomoides freemani, Slender Wenchman, Slender Wenchman Snapper

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slender (body depth 24-28% SL)
orange/red, D margin & C top lobe yellow
D & A no scales, last rays filamentous
gill rakers 28-32
roof mouth -arched tooth patch
LL 49-51

Pristipomoides freemani Anderson, 1966

Slender wenchman

Body slender (depth at origin of dorsal fin 24-28% of SL), fusiform; flattened between eyes; mouth relatively large, top jaw moderately protrusible, slips under cheek bone for most of its length when mouth is closed; one or more rows of pointed conical teeth on jaws, with enlarged canines at front; teeth on front and sides of roof of mouth numerous, small and slender; center of roof of mouth with arched tooth patch with a rounded front; gill rakers 28-32; dorsal fin continuous, not notched between spiny and soft parts, X, 10-11; anal fin III, 8; last ray of dorsal and anal fins conspicuously longer than preceding rays, usually produced in a filament; pectorals long, about 2/3 head length, 15-17 rays; tail fin forked; scales medium-sized to small; body, cheek and operculum scaly; snout, below eye and both jaws scale-less; dorsal and anal fins scaleless; lateral line scales 49-51.

Upper head and body orange to brick red; lower parts pinkish to pinkish silver; iris pale yellow; dorsal fin pale to red with yellow edge; tail fin orange to red-orange at base, upper lobe yellow, lower lobe reddish; other fins pale pink.

Reaches 23.3 cm.

Bottom living on soft and semi-hard bottoms.

Depth range: 87-220 m.

N Carolina to Uruguay.


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Salinity
  • Marine
  • Marine Only
Inshore/Offshore
  • Inshore Only
  • Inshore
Water Column Position
  • Bottom
  • Mid Water
  • Bottom + water column
Habitat
  • Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
  • Sand & gravel
  • Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
  • Mud
  • Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
  • Water column
  • Reef and soft bottom
  • Rocks
FishBase Habitat
  • Bentho-Pelagic
  • Reef Associated
Feeding Group
  • Carnivore
  • Planktivore
  • Data
Diet
  • Zooplankton
  • Data
  • Bony fishes
Egg Type
  • Data
  • Pelagic
  • Pelagic larva
Global Endemism
  • West Atlantic Endemic
  • Greater Caribbean non-endemic
  • All species.
Regional Endemism
  • Extends South of GC
  • Continent
  • Extends N + S of GC
  • All species..
  • GC non-endemic
  • Continent + Island (s)
  • Island (s)
  • Extends North of GC
  • Also in Brazil
Residency
  • Resident
Climate Zone
  • Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
  • Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
  • Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
IUCN Red List
  • Least concern
  • Listed
CITES
  • Not listed
Length Max
  • 23.3
Depth Range Min
  • 87
Depth Range Max
  • 220