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Haemulon
''Haemulon'' is a genus of fish in the Haemulidae, 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.Rocha, L. A. and I. L. Rosa. (1999)New species of ''Haemulon'' (Teleostei: Haemulidae) from the northeastern Brazilian coast. ''Copeia'' (1999)2 447–52. 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.Pereira, P. H. C. and B. P. Ferreira. (2012)Agonistic behaviour among ''Haemulon'' spp. (Actinopterygii: Haemulidae) and other coral reef fishes in northeastern Brazil. ''Cybium'' 36(2) 361–67. Species The 23 or so species in this genus include:Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds''Haemulon'': Species.FishBase. 2017. * ''Haemulon album'' Georges Cuvier, G. Cuvier, 1830 (white margate) * ''Haemulon aurolineatum'' G. Cuvier, 1830 (tomtate grunt) * ''Haemulon bonariense'' G. Cuvier, 1830 (bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haemulon Maculicauda
''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.Rocha, L. A. and I. L. Rosa. (1999)New species of ''Haemulon'' (Teleostei: Haemulidae) from the northeastern Brazilian coast. ''Copeia'' (1999)2 447–52. 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.Pereira, P. H. C. and B. P. Ferreira. (2012)Agonistic behaviour among ''Haemulon'' spp. (Actinopterygii: Haemulidae) and other coral reef fishes in northeastern Brazil. ''Cybium'' 36(2) 361–67. Species The 23 or so species in this genus include:Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds''Haemulon'': Species.FishBase. 2017. * '' Haemulon album'' G. Cuvier, 1830 (white margate) * ''Haemulon aurolineatum'' G. Cuvier, 1830 (tomtate grunt) * '' Haemulon bonariense'' G. Cuvier, 1830 (black grunt) * '' Haemulon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haemulon Chrysargyreum
''Haemulon chrysargyreum'', 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. Description ''H. chrysargyreum'' is a small fish that can reach a maximum length of , but a length of 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. Distribution and habitat ''H. chrysargyreum'' is widespread throughout the western Atlantic Ocean from south Florida to the cost of Brazil, including the Gulf of Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Striped Grunt
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. Description The bluestriped grunt has a deep, almond-shaped body with a moderately convex dorsal profile. Its upper jaw extends to underneath the centre of the eye. The scales above the lateral line are enlarged, whereas those underneath it are arranged in a diagonal pattern. It has a continuous dorsal fin with a small to medium-sized notch in its centre. The dorsal fin contains 12 spines and 16-17 soft rays, while the anal fin contains 3 spines and 9 soft rays. The overall colour of this species’ head and body is yellow broken by thin, longitudinal blue stripes. Also, a distinctively arched stripe occurs below each eye. The spiny part of the dorsal fin is yellow, the soft-rayed part of the dorsal fin and the caudal fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haemulon Flavolineatum
''Haemulon flavolineatum'', the French grunt, banana grunt, gold laced grunt, open-mouthed grunt, redmouth grunt, or yellow grunt, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It inhabits tropical through warm-temperate regions between the southern Caribbean and the southeast U.S., within the western Atlantic Ocean. Description ''H. flavolineatum'' has an almond-shaped body, which is compressed and ends in a blunt snout. The small to medium-sized mouth has thick lips and has narrow bands of teeth on each jaw, the outer line of teeth being conical in shape, and no teeth on the roof of the mouth. It has a continuous dorsal fin with a small to medium-sized notch. The dorsal fin contains 12 spines and 14-15 soft rays while the anal fin contains 3 spines and 8 soft rays. The background colour of this fish is whitish to bluish or yellowish, with three vivid yellow to orange horizontal stripes above the lateral line and a number of similarly colou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haemulon Parra
''Haemulon parra'', also known by the common names sailor's grunt and sailor's choice, is a species of grunt native to the Atlantic Ocean. Taxonomy ''Haemulon parra'' was described in 1823 by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest. Its genus name comes from the Greek ''haimaleos'', meaning "bloody." The specific epithet is a Latin word for " sparrow." Description This species has a dull head with a medium-to-small-sized mouth. It does not have fleshy lips, and a part of the eye near the back is covered by scales. Its chin has two small openings and one furrow in the middle. The eye's edges are commonly either yellow or bronze. In color, adults are a mixture of silver and grey covered with dotted black stripes running laterally. Juveniles have four black stripes over white and a spot on their tail fin. The maximum length recorded is . Distribution ''Haemulon parra'' is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean, from Florida to Brazil, also entering the Gulf of Mexico. Behavior The sailor's grunt p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
