Haemulidae

pigfish

Orthopristis chrysoptera

Grinds pharyngeal teeth making grunts

• Yellow
• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• North America
• Deep-bodied
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Temperate fish

Orthopristis chrysoptera, the pigfish, hogfish, piggy perch, redmouth grunt or sailor's choice, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean. This name derives from the grunting or chattering noise these fish make by rubbing their pharyngeal teeth together.