Info
Jordan & Bollman, 1890
Distribution
Southeast Pacific: endemic to the Galapagos Islands.
Biology
Forms large daytime aggregations along walls and over rocky slopes, often in somewhat protected areas.
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable
A taxon is Vulnerable when the best available evidence indicates that it meets any of the criteria A to E for Vulnerable (see Section V), and it is therefore considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Haemulidae (Family) > Haemulinae (Subfamily) > Xenocys (Genus) > Xenocys jessiae (Species)
Distribution
Southeast Pacific: endemic to the Galapagos Islands.
Biology
Forms large daytime aggregations along walls and over rocky slopes, often in somewhat protected areas.
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable
A taxon is Vulnerable when the best available evidence indicates that it meets any of the criteria A to E for Vulnerable (see Section V), and it is therefore considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Haemulidae (Family) > Haemulinae (Subfamily) > Xenocys (Genus) > Xenocys jessiae (Species)