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Overview |
Main identification features
- deep, compressed; head pointed; eye large, dark
- d: x
- grey + black ll
- mouth large, oblique, lower jaw projects; teeth simple
- scales small, rough
HEMILUTJANUS
GRAPE-EYE SEABASSES
Body deep, compressed; head compressed, pointed; mouth large, oblique, lower jaw projecting; upper jaw bone broad, with distinct accessory bone; teeth small, simple, on jaws and top and sides of roof of mouth; preopercle serrated; long gill rakers; dorsal with X spines, anal with III spines; lateral line complete, follows contour of back; scales small, rough, on all of head and jaws.
The genus contains a single species, found in the southern subtropical eastern Pacific and extending into the fringe of our region.
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References |
- Béarez, P., 1996., Lista de los Peces Marinos del Ecuador Continental., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 44:731-741.
- Hooker, Y., 1998., Fauna asociada a las aguas cálidas presentes en la Bahía de Pucusana durante El Niño 1997-98, Junio a Julio de 1997., Instituto del Mar del Peru, Informe., 85:3-20.
- Humann, P., 1993., Reef Fish Identification: Galapagos., New World Publishing:192pp.
- McCosker , J.E. and Humann, P.H., 1996., New records of Galápagos fishes., Charles Darwin Foundation, Noticias de Galápagos., 56:18-26.
- Molina, L., Danulat, E., Oviedo, M., González, J.A., 2004., Guía de especies de interés pesquero en la Reserva Marina de Galápagos., Fundación Charles Darwin / Agencia Espeñola de Cooperación Internacional / Dirección Parque Nacional Galápagos, 115pp.
- Tschudi, J. J. von., 1846., Ichthyologie. Pp. ii-xxx + 1-35, Pls. 1-6. In: Untersuchungen über die Fauna Peruana., Scheitlin & Zollikofer:1-693.
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