Species FAO code: HNR

Anisotremus virginicus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Denmark	da Svinefisk	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Anisotremus virginicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Anisotremus virginicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Anisotremus virginicus

Scientific name

Anisotremus virginicus

Author

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

FAO code

HNR

Morphological description

Body striped yellow and silvery blue; fins yellow, 2 black bars: one from nape through eye to mouth, another from origin of dorsal fin to base of pectoral fin. Only grunt fish in the Caribbean with two vertical black bars and yellow stripes. (Ref. 26938).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyHaemulidae
    - GenusAnisotremus
      - SpeciesAnisotremus virginicus

Synonyms

Sparus virginicus Linnaeus, 1758

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Anisotremus virginicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Anisotremus virginicus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Distribution maps