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Pomadasys crocro in Cuba
Burro grunt

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Pomadasys crocro   (Cuvier, 1830)
Family:	Haemulidae (Grunts)			picture (Pocro_u3.jpg) by Artigas Azas, J.M.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Burro grunt
Max. size:	38.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7251); max. published weight: 1,850 g (Ref. 40637)
Environment:	demersal; amphidromous ; depth range - 120 m
Climate:	tropical; 25 - 28°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Western Atlantic: southern Florida, northeastern Gulf of Mexico, throughout the Caribbean Sea southward to Brazil.
Biology:	Inhabits rivers and creeks of low to high current velocity (Ref. 36880). Found along sandy shores and over mud bottoms in shallow water, quite common in brackish mangrove-lined lagoons. Often ascends rivers more than 100 miles from the sea. Feeds on crustaceans and small fishes. Marketed fresh (Ref. 3798)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray. 1986. (Ref. 7251)
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Cuba country information
Common names:	Ticopa, Burro Grunt, Ti copa, Viejo		Ref:  Zaneveld, J.S., 1983
Status:	native		Ref:  Courtenay, W.R. and H.F. Sahlman, 1978
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Abundance:	occasional (usually not seen)		Ref:  Claro, R., 1994
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Generally of no interest to fisheries. Also Ref. 3798, 26340.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cu.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Claro, R. and L.R. Parenti, 2001
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	Modified:  Ortañez, Auda Kareen	Entered:  Agustin, Liza Q.

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