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Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean online information system: Species Data Report

Wed 29th Mar, 2023 05:09 pm

Species - Acanthostracion polygonius
Habitat
Salinity
 
Marine
Brackish
Inshore/Offshore
 
Inshore Only
Inshore
Water Column Position
 
Bottom
Habitat
 
Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
Rocks
Reef and soft bottom
Corals
Estuary
FishBase Habitat
 
Reef Associated
Feeding
Feeding Group
 
Carnivore
Corallivore
Data
Diet
 
Mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves
Data
Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
Soft corals/hydroids
Sponges/seasquirts/bryozoa
Reproduction
Egg Type
 
Data
Pelagic larva
Pelagic
Zoogeography
Global Endemism
 
All species.
Greater Caribbean non-endemic
West Atlantic Endemic
Regional Endemism
 
All species..
Continent
Extends N + S of GC
Also in Brazil
Extends North of GC
GC non-endemic
Extends South of GC
Continent + Island (s)
Island (s)
Residency
 
Resident
Climate Zone
 
Temperate (>35N)
Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
Conservation status
IUCN Red List
 
Least concern
Listed
CITES
 
Not listed
Size
Length Max
 
50
Depth
Depth Range Min
 
2
Depth Range Max
 
80

Range
Note: range polygons may be inaccurate for species known only from a few, widely scattered sites
Based on paint data
Latitude Limit N
Latitude Limit S
Longitude Limit W
Longitude Limit E
Latitudinal Range (N limit – S limit)0
Longitudinal Range (W limit – E limit)0
Range Midpoint (lat/long)0, 0
Range Polygon Area: Km2 0 sq km
Range Polygon Centroid (lat/long)-1, -1
Based on point data
Sampling-Point Count :268
Range Polygon Area: Km2:10,612,768 sq km
Range Polygon Centroid (lat/long):20.2665,-77.656
Points
#LatLong
18.233-58.183
28.642-77.3362
38.6621-77.3587
49.3-80.4333
59.32-76.17
69.4083-75.7953
79.5467-76.155
89.5544-75.6847
99.5553-76.11
109.57-78.95
119.6035-75.8628
129.6847-75.769
139.6978-76.1106
149.7055-75.8661
159.7697-75.7131
169.7794-75.7856
179.7797-75.7097
189.7906-75.9234
199.8032-75.9355
2010.1709-75.7889
2110.1748-75.7706
2210.2341-75.7464
2310.35-64.34
2410.39-66.08
2510.39-66.04
2610.58-65.1
2710.6418-66.2994
2810.6519-60.2351
2910.6524-66.2474
3010.95-65.8667
3110.96-75.1667
3211-65.5
3311.02-65.2
3411.06-65.16
3511.068-74.383
3611.078-74.417
3711.083-74.467
3811.0961-74.6764
3911.2-74.51
4011.2-74.5
4111.2-74.47
4211.2-74.45
4311.2-74.43
4411.2-74.35
4511.2489-74.2677
4611.249-74.2318
4711.2498-74.2208
4811.25-74.31
4911.2912-74.1994
5011.2932-60.4972
5111.2958-74.1927
5211.3009-60.5198
5311.3217-60.5496
5411.3256-74.1283
5511.3313-74.1169
5611.3392-74.1119
5711.3833-73.5583
5811.5-74.22
5911.5-74.2
6011.5-73.93
6111.5-73.45
6211.75-72.36
6311.8-72.48
6411.8204-66.7468
6511.87-66.74
6612-72.56
6712.004-67.648
6812.03-68.26
6912.066-72.483
7012.083-72.217
7112.0844-68.3167
7212.09-70.42
7312.1331-68.9848
7412.167-68.283
7512.1676-68.2877
7612.181-71.958
7712.1853-68.3
7812.21-68.95
7912.21-68.32
8012.22-68.35
8112.3606-70.9029
8212.376-69.158
8312.45-70.1
8412.5004-81.7333
8512.5131-81.7312
8612.52-81.73
8712.5398-81.7
8812.5489-81.6969
8912.5551-81.6956
9012.5687-81.7258
9112.58-81.68
9212.5842-81.3389
9312.5847-81.6862
9412.6-70.067
9512.6333-61.4083
9613-81.5
9713.0667-82.3917
9813.1806-59.6453
9913.181-59.645
10013.1894-59.65
10113.25-59.65
10213.3136-81.3752
10313.3178-81.3763
10413.33-81.41
10513.3672-81.3969
10613.38-81.42
10713.4-81.4
10813.4002-81.374
10914.0127-60.9971
11014.0199-61.0031
11115.7667-81.6167
11215.8167-79.75
11315.85-78.65
11415.9-83.6667
11516.3833-83.3333
11616.67-88.194
11716.78-88.1
11816.817-88.1
11916.828-88.102
12016.883-80.833
12117.05-78.1667
12217.15-78.95
12317.3093-63.367
12417.4246-87.8234
12517.4398-63.4629
12617.4785-62.9949
12717.48-63
12817.578-63.5181
12917.6-77.083
13017.6159-63.2566
13117.6327-63.2749
13217.7275-77.316
13317.733-64.736
13417.7547-64.6995
13517.7686-64.5908
13617.774-64.5805
13717.7768-64.648
13817.7776-64.6034
13917.7818-64.6067
14017.7857-64.6393
14117.7876-64.61
14217.7893-64.5794
14317.808-77.358
14417.833-77.6
14517.9001-66.9371
14617.972-67.048
14717.988-65.885
14818.0436-65.8193
14918.0491-65.8261
15018.05-67.3
15118.0573-65.8145
15218.0594-65.8225
15318.08-67.89
15418.0833-67.325
15518.108-67.383
15618.1512-65.1498
15718.16-67.95
15818.1892-87.8411
15918.1983-87.8422
16018.23-68.77
16118.2417-64.75
16218.267-65.067
16318.2707-64.7857
16418.3142-64.7262
16518.315-64.727
16618.3312-64.6973
16718.3337-64.6896
16818.3357-64.6806
16918.347-65.475
17018.349-64.867
17118.357-69.017
17218.357-65.033
17318.393-65.063
17418.41-75.009
17518.4815-66.3439
17618.5447-72.3455
17718.576-86.944
17818.581-87.339
17918.583-65.05
18018.603-87.331
18119.1668-96.0084
18219.3864-69.7201
18319.6768-79.7857
18420.21-91.98
18520.427-86.92
18620.567-69.925
18721.1667-86.4333
18821.173-73.3405
18921.1759-73.3042
19021.4856-71.5406
19121.49-86.8
19221.49-72.22
19321.58-82.28
19421.85-84.48
19522.116-91.384
19622.49-89.7
19722.8366-74.3582
19822.8773-83.651
19924.0302-74.5282
20024.2983-77.195
20124.486-83.235
20224.5-83.11
20324.5113-83.3334
20424.598-83.382
20524.703-83.196
20624.824-80.8137
20724.8463-80.623
20824.8518-80.6188
20924.9794-80.8549
21024.9812-77.4371
21124.9947-77.4021
21225.0007-83.751
21325.0746-77.3978
21425.0811-77.4312
21525.0824-77.4204
21625.083-77.333
21725.083-77.317
21825.0834-77.3367
21925.084-77.412
22025.0869-77.332
22125.091-83.614
22225.091-77.356
22325.092-77.342
22425.1-77.433
22525.2817-83.63
22625.2883-82.8683
22725.3125-80.9375
22825.64-83.393
22925.658-83.673
23025.7691-79.2845
23126.1876-80.0934
23226.513-83.168
23326.637-97.129
23426.783-83.198
23526.791-83.359
23626.9519-80.0782
23727.052-83.653
23827.4624-80.244
23927.649-84.056
24027.83-93.83
24127.883-84.033
24227.897-84.128
24327.92-93.6
24427.922-83.838
24528-93.58
24628.073-95.707
24728.15-94.28
24828.312-84.797
24928.405-84.182
25028.599-93.665
25128.668-94.391
25228.748-84.63
25328.776-94.678
25428.802-85.086
25529.399-84.79
25629.425-85.952
25729.585-84.5194
25829.745-85.3875
25929.8297-86.0928
26030.7-80.2
26130.72-80.22
26230.73-80.23
26331.4-80.3333
26431.7-80.2
26532-79.5
26632.1868-64.679
26732.1868-64.6391
26832.3-79.6