Size: 8-18 in.
ID: Blue stripes, dark tail and dorsal fin with
yellow rim
Class: Actinopterygii / Ray-finned fishes
Order: Perciformes / Perch-like fishes
Family: Haemulidae / Grunts
Genus Species: Haemulon sciurus / Bluestriped
Grunt
Habitat: on reefs and drop-offs
Typical food: annelids, mollusks, crustaceans, small fish
Other information: night feeder; wary; engage in
"kissing display" with another; drift in small to medium schools;
make a "grunt" noise by grinding their teeth
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