Species: Hoplopagrus guentherii, Barred pargo, Mexican barred snapper
~ 6 double dark bars
Hoplopagrus guentherii Gill, 1862
Barred pargo, Mexican barred snapper
Body deep, moderately compressed; front nostril long, tubular, points down; rear nostril in a relatively long deep groove before eye; preopercle serrated, with a notch above lower corner; molar-like teeth on sides of jaws; front of roof of mouth with several large molar teeth; tongue without teeth; lower gill rakers (including rudiments) 11-15; dorsal rays X, 14, notch between spiny and soft parts of dorsal fin; anal rays III, 9; pectoral rays 16 or 17; scales medium size, about 45-49 in lateral line; bases of soft dorsal and anal scaly; scale rows on upper back parallel to lateral line.
Head and back silvery grey to dark brown, top of snout and head and nape with many small dark pots; body with about 6 long, double brown bars; fins grey to reddish brown; juveniles have closely paired dark bars on the side and a blackish spot at end of dorsal fin base.
Size: grows to a maximum length of about 92 cm.
Habitat: a nocturnal predator of crustaceans and small fishes, it shelters on rocky reefs during the day.
Depth: common in 3-10 m, but ranges to at least 100 m.
Southern Baja to the Gulf of California to Ecuador and the Revillagigedos, the Galapagos, Mapelo and Cocos.
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- Salinity
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- Brackish
- Marine
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef only
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Rocks
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Carnivore
- Diet
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- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Bony fishes
- Data
- Sea-stars/cucumbers/urchins
- Mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves
- Egg Type
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- Pelagic larva
- Pelagic
- No data
- Global Endemism
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- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- East Pacific endemic
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- Regional Endemism
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- Island (s)
- All species
- Continent
- TEP endemic
- Continent + Island (s)
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California)
- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 92
- Depth Range Min
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- 3
- Depth Range Max
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- 100
