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Haemulon
Haemulon is a genus of fish in the grunt family known as the scaled-fin grunts. Most are found in the western Atlantic Ocean, with a few species known from the eastern Pacific Ocean. This genus is considered to be one of the most important fish groups of the coral reefs of Brazil due to its commercial value and crucial ecological role.
20 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 20 known species
French Grunt
speciesHaemulon flavolineatum
Bluestriped Grunt
speciesHaemulon sciurus
White Grunt
speciesHaemulon plumierii
Tomtate
speciesHaemulon aurolineatum
Sailor's Choice
speciesHaemulon parra
Caesar Grunt
speciesHaemulon carbonarium
Graybar Grunt
speciesHaemulon sexfasciatum
Spottail Grunt
speciesHaemulon maculicauda
Spanish Grunt
speciesHaemulon macrostoma
White Margate
speciesHaemulon album
Grey Grunt
speciesHaemulon scudderii
Cottonwick
speciesHaemulon melanurum
Cortez Grunt
speciesHaemulon flaviguttatum
Boga
speciesHaemulon vittatum
Pacific Latin Grunt
speciesHaemulon steindachneri
Atlantic latin grunt
speciesHaemulon atlanticus
Striped Grunt
speciesHaemulon striatum
Black Grunt
speciesHaemulon bonariense
Haemulon squamipinna
speciesHaemulon squamipinna
Haemulon boschmae
speciesHaemulon boschmae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 49264.