Isacia conceptionis
| Isacia conceptionis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Haemulidae |
| Genus: | Isacia D. S. Jordan & Fesler, 1893 |
| Species: | I. conceptionis |
| Binomial name | |
| Isacia conceptionis (G. Cuvier, 1830) | |
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Isacia conceptionis, the Cabinza grunt, is a species of grunt native to the Pacific Coast of South America and Nicaragua. It can be found at depths of 0 to 50 m (0 to 164 ft) in areas with rocky or sandy substrates. This species grows to 60 cm (24 in) in TL, with a maximum known weight of 1.83 kg (4.0 lb). It is important to local commercial fisheries. I. conceptionis is the only known member of its genus.[2]
References
- ↑ Collen, B. & Richman, N. 2010. Isacia conceptionis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 11 October 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Isacia conceptionis" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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