bluestripe grunt

Haemulon sciurus

Haemulid Fish of the Caribbean Sea

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

The bluestriped grunt (Haemulon sciurus), also known as the boar grunt, golden grunt, humpback grunt, redmouth grunt, or yellow grunt, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Haemulidae
Genus: Haemulon
Maximum length: 46 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida, USA to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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