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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Haemulidae Grunts
Subfamily: Haemulinae
Genus: Haemulopsis

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Haemulopsis axillaris (Steindachner, 1869)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Haemulopsis axillaris
[Yellowstripe grunt]

Photo by Duarte, L.O.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Haemulopsis corvinaeformis (Steindachner, 1868)

Photo by Duarte, L.O.
 
Haemulopsis corvinaeformis
[Roughneck grunt]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Haemulopsis elongatus (Steindachner, 1879)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Haemulopsis elongatus
[Elongate grunt]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Haemulopsis leuciscus (Günther, 1864)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Haemulopsis leuciscus
[Raucous grunt]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Haemulopsis nitidus (Steindachner, 1869)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Haemulopsis nitidus
[Shining grunt]
5 Species of Family Haemulidae with Genus Haemulopsis
(Grunts)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1869 Haemulopsis axillaris Yellowstripe grunt Eastern Central Pacific 30 TL
1868 Haemulopsis corvinaeformis Roughneck grunt Western Atlantic 25 TL
1879 Haemulopsis elongatus Elongate grunt Eastern Central Pacific 30 TL
1864 Haemulopsis leuciscus Raucous grunt Eastern Pacific 41 TL
1869 Haemulopsis nitidus Shining grunt Eastern Pacific 30 TL



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