Haemulinae is a subfamily of the

Haemulidae Haemulidae is a family (biology), family of fishes in the order (biology), order Perciformes known commonly as grunts. It is made up of the two subfamily, subfamilies Haemulinae (grunts) and Plectorhynchinae (sweetlips), which contain about 133 ...

and consists of the genera of that family which are regarded as being of New World origin, although they are now widespread. The subfamily is distinguished from the

Plectorhynchinae Plectorhinchinae, is one of two subfamilies of the family Haemulidae, some known colloquially as sweetlips. This subfamily is regarded as having an Old World origin. Genera The following genera are included in the Plectorhinchinae: *''Diagramma ...

by having a short

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which contains 13-16 soft rays, as opposed to the long dorsal fin with 17-26 soft rays of the subfamily

Genera

The following genera are included in the Haemulinae: * ''

Anisotremus ''Anisotremus'' is a genus of grunts native to the eastern Pacific and western Atlantic Oceans. The name of this genus is compound of ''anisto'' meaning “different” and ''tremus'' meaning “hole”, referring to the different sized paired p ...

'' Gill 1861 * '' Boridia''

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, 1830 * '' Brachydeuterus'' Gill, 1862 * ''

Conodon ''Conodon'', from Ancient Greek κῶνος (''kōnos''), meaning "cone", and ὀδούς (''odoús''), meaning "tooth", is a genus of grunts native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. The currently recognized species in this ge ...

'' Cuvier, 1830 * '' Emmelichthyops''

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, 1945 * ''

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 ...

'' Cuvier, 1829 * ''

Haemulopsis ''Haemulopsis'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to the family Haemulidae. They are native to the western Atlantic Ocean and, mainly, to the eastern Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Ear ...

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, 1869 * ''

Isacia ''Isacia conceptionis'', the Cabinza grunt, is a species of grunt native to the Pacific Coast of South America and Nicaragua. It can be found at depths of in areas with rocky or sandy substrates. This species grows to in TL, with a maximum k ...

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& Fesler, 1893 * ''

Microlepidotus ''Microlepidotus'' is a genus of grunts native to the Pacific coast of North America. The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Microlepidotus brevipinnis'' (Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 D ...

'' Gill, 1862 * ''

Orthopristis ''Orthopristis'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to family Haemulidae. They are found in the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Orthopristis canth ...

'' Girard, 1858 * ''

Parakuhlia The dara (''Parakuhlia macrophthalmus'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is native to the Atlantic coast of Africa. It is the only species in the monospecific genus ''Parakuhlia''. Descripti ...

'' Pellegrin, 1913 * ''

Pomadasys ''Pomadasys'' is a genus of grunts native to the waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and through the Indian Ocean to the Pacific coast of the Americas. The name of this genus is a compound of ''poma'' meaning "lid" or "covering" and ''dasys'' m ...

'' Lacépède, 1802 * ''

Xenichthys ''Xenichthys'' is a genus of grunts native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Xenichthys agassizii'' Steindachner, 1876 * '' Xenichthys rupestris'' Hildebrand Hildebrand is a ch ...

'' Gill, 1862 * ''

Xenistius ''Xenistius'' is a genus of grunts native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Xenistius californiensis'' (Steindachner, 1876) (Californian salema) * '' Xenistius peruanus'' Hildebrand, ...

'' Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 * ''

Xenocys ''Brachygenys jessiae'', the black-striped salema, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is endemic to the eastern Pacific Ocean. Description ''Brachygenys jessiae'' has a relatively slender, elon ...

'' Jordan & Bollman, 1890 The genus ''

Brachygenys ''Brachygenys'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to the family Haemulidae. The species within the genus are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean and western Atlantic Ocean. It is not yet recognised by Fishbase but is by the Ca ...

'' is recognised by some authorities as ''Haemulon'' was determined to be

paraphyletic Paraphyly is a taxonomic term describing a grouping that consists of the grouping's last common ancestor and some but not all of its descendant lineages. The grouping is said to be paraphyletic ''with respect to'' the excluded subgroups. In co ...

in molecular studies which showed ''

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' ...

'' clustered with '' Xenistius californianus''. The genus also includes the other species in ''

'' and ''

''. Similarly, these studies also resolved ''Pomadasys'' as paraphyletic and the genera ''

Rhencus ''Rhencus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to the family Haemulidae. The species within the genus are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is not yet recognised by Fishbase but is by the Catalog of Fishes. Species The f ...

'' and '' Rhonciscus'' were revived to solve this paraphyly, with the eastern Pacific species ''P. macracanthus'' and ''P. panamensis'' being placed in ''Rhencus'' while ''Rhonciscus'' contains the eastern Pacific species ''P. bayanus'' and the western Atlantic species ''P. crocro''. These changes are recognised by ''

Catalog of Fishes Catalog of Fishes is a comprehensive on-line database and reference work on the scientific names of fish species and genera. It is global in its scope and is hosted by the California Academy of Sciences. It has been compiled and is continuously up ...

'' but not yet by

Fishbase FishBase is a global species database of fish species (specifically finfish). It is the largest and most extensively accessed online database on adult finfish on the web.

. In addition, according to these studies, '' Anisotremus moricandi'' makes ''

'' paraphyletic if included and has been placed in the

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genus '' Paranisotremus''. Catalog of Fishes lists the following genera as valid within the Haemulinae: * ''Anisotremus'' Gill 1861 * ''Boridia'' Cuvier, 1830 * ''Brachydeuterus'' Gill, 1862 * ''Brachygenys'' Poey, 1868 * ''Conodon'' Cuvier, 1830 * ''Emmelichthyops'' Schultz, 1945 * ''Haemulon'' Cuvier, 1829 * ''Haemulopsis'' Steindachner, 1869 * ''Isacia'' Jordan & Fesler, 1893 * ''Microlepidotus'' Gill, 1862 * ''Orthopristis'' Girard, 1858 * ''Parakuhlia'' Pellegrin, 1913 * '' Paranisotremus''

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& Wainwright, 2018 * ''Pomadasys'' Lacépède, 1802 * ''Rhencus'' Jordan & Evermann, 1896 * ''Rhonciscus'' Jordan & Evermann, 1896 * ''Xenichthys'' Gill, 1862 Other authorities place the genus ''

Genyatremus ''Genyatremus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, sweetlips belonging to the subfamily Plectorhynchinae, one of two subfamilies in the family Haemulidae, it consists of four species. The name of this genus is a compound of ''genys'' meaning ...

'' within the Haemulinae, although both Fishbase and ''Catalog of Fishes'' put this genus in the other Haemulid subfamily Plectorhinchinae.

References

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