Gael Saintvil
Gael Saintvil
01/23/15
Period: 2
Marine Science
Coney
A Coney is a small grouper (fish) found on the coasts of the tropical western Atlantic, with variable coloration. In the western Atlantic, Coney extend from Bermuda and South Carolina to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and Atoll das Roca’s; they are commonly found in the Caribbean and less commonly in southern Florida and the Bahamas. In the Gulf of Mexico, Coney occur in clear deep-water reefs, and in Bermuda and the West Indies they spend the day in caves and under ledges, preferring shallower water the rest of the time, they live in the island Coney tend to drift immediately above the bottom or rest there in 10- to 60-foot depths or 130 feet or less, remaining in close proximity to protected areas. The Coney weighs about a pound, although occasionally it can weigh as much as 3 pounds. The average length is 6 to 10 inches, and the maximum length is 16 inches. Coney eat mainly on small fish and crustaceans and they eat buns, hotdogs and chili.
Mature females transform to males at a length of about 20 cm. Spawning occurs just before sunset over several days, and a male will spawn daily with each of the several females in his harem. Fecundity estimates range from about 150,000 to 282,000 eggs per female; with eggs 0.95 mm in diameter and having a single oil globule. The Coney has a body depth that is obviously less than the length of the head. The body is oblong in shape and not strongly compressed in the 20th century. The nostrils are small and the jaw extends to or beyond vertical at the rear edge of the eye. The caudal fin is convex along the posterior margin with angular corners. The soft dorsal and anal fins are rounded and the pectoral fins are symmetrically rounded.
01/23/15
Period: 2
Marine Science
Coney
A Coney is a small grouper (fish) found on the coasts of the tropical western Atlantic, with variable coloration. In the western Atlantic, Coney extend from Bermuda and South Carolina to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and Atoll das Roca’s; they are commonly found in the Caribbean and less commonly in southern Florida and the Bahamas. In the Gulf of Mexico, Coney occur in clear deep-water reefs, and in Bermuda and the West Indies they spend the day in caves and under ledges, preferring shallower water the rest of the time, they live in the island Coney tend to drift immediately above the bottom or rest there in 10- to 60-foot depths or 130 feet or less, remaining in close proximity to protected areas. The Coney weighs about a pound, although occasionally it can weigh as much as 3 pounds. The average length is 6 to 10 inches, and the maximum length is 16 inches. Coney eat mainly on small fish and crustaceans and they eat buns, hotdogs and chili.
Mature females transform to males at a length of about 20 cm. Spawning occurs just before sunset over several days, and a male will spawn daily with each of the several females in his harem. Fecundity estimates range from about 150,000 to 282,000 eggs per female; with eggs 0.95 mm in diameter and having a single oil globule. The Coney has a body depth that is obviously less than the length of the head. The body is oblong in shape and not strongly compressed in the 20th century. The nostrils are small and the jaw extends to or beyond vertical at the rear edge of the eye. The caudal fin is convex along the posterior margin with angular corners. The soft dorsal and anal fins are rounded and the pectoral fins are symmetrically rounded.