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Smallmouth Grunt
Brachygenys chrysargyrea
Brachygenys chrysargyrea, the smallmouth grunt, bronze grunt, or yellowstripe grunt, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.
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Description
B. chrysargyrea is a small fish that can reach a maximum length of 23 cm (9.1 in), but a length of 17 cm (6.7 in) is typical. It has a short snout with an almost horizontal mouth which is small, the jaws normally not extending as far as the front margin of the pupil. The inside of the mouth is red. It has a laterally compressed body with a forked caudal fin. Its background color is silver with five bronze-yellow horizontal lines on its sides.All fins, other than the pectoral fins are partially or completely yellow. The dorsal fin contains 12 spines and 13 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 9–10 soft rays.
Range & habitat
B. chrysargyrea is widespread throughout the western Atlantic Ocean from south Florida to the cost of Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The adults inhabit exposed areas of coral reefs and rocky coasts up to 25 m (82 ft) deep. Juveniles prefer hard substrates and around coral reefs or Thalassia sea grass beds.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
At the table
B. chrysargyrea is caught as bycatch in traps, the fish caught being sold fresh. It is rare in the aquarium trade but is commoner in public aquarium displays.
Wikipedia: “Uses”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1316786.