Black margate

Black margate
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Superclass:	Osteichthyes
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Percoidei
Family:	Haemulidae
Genus:	Anisotremus
Species:	A. surinamensis
Binomial name
	Anisotremus surinamensis; (Bloch, 1791)
Synonyms
	Lutjanus surinamensis Bloch, 1791;

Anisotremus surinamensis, the Black margate, is a species of grunt native to the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida and the Bahamas to Brazil and throughout the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It can be found at depths of from 0 to 20 metres (0 to 66 ft), preferring steeply sloping rocky bottoms or reefs with nearby areas to shelter in. This species can reach a length of 76 centimetres (30 in) TL though most do not exceed 45 centimetres (18 in). The maximum recorded weight for this species is 5.8 kilograms (13 lb). It is an important commercial food fish and is also popular in public aquariums.^[1]

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Anisotremus surinamensis". FishBase. August 2013 version.

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Anisotremus surinamensis". FishBase. August 2013 version.

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