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caesar grunt (Haemulon carbonarium)
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Haemulidae

caesar grunt

Haemulon carbonarium

Haemulid Fish from Western Atlantic

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

The Caesar grunt (Haemulon carbonarium), also known as the black grunt, blacktail grunt, or redmouth grunt is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt in the family Haemulidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean.

Maximum length
36 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Yucatan, Mexico to Brazil; including the Gulf of Mexico and the entire Caribbean Sea (Ref. 9626 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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