Shining Grunt

Body robust, compressed, and not very deep (depth contained 2.7 to 3.3 times in standard length); mouth small and terminal, its posterior end located at the same level as the anterior rim of the eye; first gill arch with 17 to 20 gill rakers; dorsal fin notched, with 12 spines ad 14 to 15 soft rays (XII, 14-15); second anal spine shorter than third; body silvery bronzed; scales dark edged, forming longitudinal lines along each series of scales; anterior end of lateral line with an indistinct spot (Ref. 55763).

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

Inhabits coastal seas, on sandy or muddy bottoms. Marketed fresh (Ref. 9114).

fisheries: subsistence fisheries