Centropristis striata

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Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Family Serranidae

Distribution: Tropical and temperate oceans. Some enter freshwater . Operculum bearing 3 spines - a main spine with one below and one above it. Lateral line complete and continuous, not reaching onto caudal fin (lacking in one species). Dorsal fin may be notched , with 7-12 spines. Three spines on anal fin. Caudal fin usually rounded , truncate , or lunate ; rarely forked . Tip of maxilla exposed even with mouth closed . No scaly axillary pelvic process . One spine on pelvic fin; soft rays 5. Branchiostegal rays usually 7. Vertebrae 24-26. Monoecious with some functional hermaphrodites; groupers are protogynous hermaphrodites. Anthiinae are mostly small colorful planktivores feeding primarily on tiny crustaceans and fish eggs . They change sex from females to a few dominant males. Despite their attractive colors they need zooplankton as food and are thus not well suited for aquariums . Groupers attain up to 3 m maximum length and weights of up to 400 kg . They are bottom-dwelling predators and highly commercial food fish . Groupers are hardy aquarium fish, but grow rapidly. Grammistinae get their name from a bitter tasting skin toxin , grammistin, which can kill other animals in an aquarium. They feed on crustaceans and fishes .The family Serranidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 62 genera and 449 species. It may be found in Marine , Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Marine. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Latin, serranus = derived from saw, fish saw. 1803

Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -2,526 meters (0 to -8,287 feet).[1]

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Centropristes striatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
2. Centropristis melana Ginsburg, 1952
3. Labrus striatus Linnaeus, 1758

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Heemstra P.C., Data last modified by FishBase 13-Aug-1994.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Centropristis

There are approximately 30 species in this genus:

C. annularis · C. atrarius · C. atrobranchus · C. aurorubens · C. ayresi · C. brasiliensis · C. dispilurus · C. fasciculare · C. fuscula (Twospot Sea Bass) · C. hepatus · C. hirundinaceus · C. investigatoris · C. macrophthalmus · C. macropoma · C. melana · C. melanus · C. merus · C. nebulosus · C. nigricans · C. ocyurus (Bank Sea Bass) · C. philadelphica (Rock Sea Bass) · C. philadelphicus · C. phoebe · C. pleurospilus · C. rufus · C. saponaceus · C. striata (Black Scorpionfish) · C. striatus (Black Sea Bass) · C. striatus melanus · C. subligarius

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Further Reading

• Distribution and abundance of fishes and invertebrates in Mid- Atlantic estuaries. Silver Spring, Md.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, 1994- ENG url p. 118, p. 21, p. 235, p. 4.
• Ecology of Buzzards Bay: an estuarine profile / by Brian L. Howes and Dale D. Goehringer and Center for Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts; Rebecca J. Howard, project officer. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Biological Service, 1996. ENG url p. 49, p. 51.
• FWS/0BS. [Washington]Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior. ENG url p. 117, p. 23, p. 28, p. 29, p. 32, p. 41.
• Fisheries and fishery resources of New York Bight / J.L. McHugh. [Seattle, WA]: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service; 1977. ENG url p. 34.
• Fishery bulletin / U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service: ENG url p. 1016, p. 1023, p. 108, p. 1243, p. 1244, p. 1306, p. 1309, p. 1315, p. 179, p. 2, p. 257, p. 265, p. 271, p. 272, p. 279, p. 292, p. 293, p. 328, p. 331, p. 333, p. 334, p. 335, p. 336, p. 337, p. 339, p. 341, p. 377, p. 424, p. 429, p. 430, p. 433, p. 434, p. 435, p. 436, p. 437, p. 438, p. 439, p. 440, p. 441, p. 443, p. 444, p. 445, p. 490, p. 492, p. 533, p. 543, p. 545, p. 548, p. 550, p. 576, p. 587, p. 602, p. 619, p. 63, p. 64, p. 653, p. 667, p. 679, p. 681, p. 695, p. 697, p. 698, p. 709, p. 723, p. 724, p. 725, p. 726, p. 727, p. 729, p. 730, p. 731, p. 732, p. 734, p. 735, p. 736, p. 737, p. 738, p. 738, p. 739, p. 741, p. 743, p. 765, p. 767, p. 779, p. 791, p. 797, p. 798, p. 822, p. 826, p. 872, p. 873, p. 944, p. 97.
• Fishery circular / U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries. [Washington]: The Bureau, 1931-1939. ENG url p. 34, p. 48.
• Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, by Henry B. Bigelow and William C. Schroeder. Washington, United States Government Printing Office, 1953. ENG url p. 2.
• Ichthyoplankton from the RV DOLPHIN survey of continental shelf waters between Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts and Cape Lookout, North Carolina, 1965-66 / by P. L. Berrien [et al.]. Highlands, N.J.: Sandy Hook Laboratory, Northeast Fisheries Center, National Marine Fisheries Serice, 1978. ENG url p. 2, p. 9.
• Journal of shellfish research. [S.l.: National Shellfisheries Association, 1981- url p. 288, p. 513, p. 520, p. 523.
• NOAA technical report NMFS SSRF. Seattle, Wash.: National Marine Fisheries Service; ENG url p. 8.
• National overview and evolution of NOAA's Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) Program / David M. Nelson and Mark E. Monaco. Silver Spring. Md.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, 2000. ENG url p. 23, p. 7.
• Ontogeny and systematics of fishes: based on an international symposium dedicated to the memory of Elbert Halvor Ahlstrom / sponsored by the National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Dept. of Commer [New York?]: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, c1984. ENG url p. 503.
• Our living oceans: report on the status of U.S. living marine resources, 1999. [Washington, D.C.?]: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, [1999] ENG url p. 289.
• Our living oceans: the first annual report on the status of U.S. living marine resources. [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 1991. ENG url p. 116, p. 117.
• Oxygen depletion and associated benthic mortalities in New York Bight, 1976 / editors, R. Lawrence Swanson, Carl J. Sindermann. Rockville, Md.: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; 1979. ENG url p. 303, p. 309.
• Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary final environmental impact statement/management plan / Sanctuaries and Reserves Division. Washington, D.C.: The Division, [1993] ENG url p. 23, p. 39.

Notes

Contributors

• American Fisheries Society. Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United states, Canada, and Mexico Sixth Edition. Special Publication 29.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• FishBase 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 04, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 8 providers.
• National Aquarium in Baltimore, Baltimore MD.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 04, 2008:

• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: A Biological Survey of the Waters of Woods Hole and Vacinity
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Atlantic Reference Centre (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Bay of Fundy Species List (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: ECNASAP - East Coast North America Strategic Assessment (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Electronic Atlas of Ichthyoplankton on the Scotian Shelf of North America (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Gulf of Maine Bottom Trawl Survey Data (NEFSC,NMFS,NOAA)(USOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NOAA HML Tidal Creek Database
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection
• University of Minnesota Bell Museum of Natural History: Fish specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2489469
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13743570
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3010474

Footnotes

1. Mean = -109.250 meters (-358.432 feet), Standard Deviation = 486.470 based on 885 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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