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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Haemulidae Grunts
Subfamily: Plectorhinchinae
Genus: Parapristipoma

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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 37.5 cm TL
Parapristipoma humile (Bowdich, 1825)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Parapristipoma humile
[Guinean grunt]
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Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm
 
Parapristipoma macrops
[]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Parapristipoma octolineatum (Valenciennes, 1833)

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.
 
Parapristipoma octolineatum
[African striped grunt]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Parapristipoma trilineatum (Thunberg, 1793)

Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Parapristipoma trilineatum
[Chicken grunt]
4 Species of Family Haemulidae with Genus Parapristipoma
(Grunts)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1825 Parapristipoma humile Guinean grunt Eastern Atlantic 37.5 TL
1912 Parapristipoma macrops Eastern Atlantic 40
1833 Parapristipoma octolineatum African striped grunt Eastern Atlantic 50 SL
1793 Parapristipoma trilineatum Chicken grunt Indo-West Pacific 40 SL



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