Porkfish



Size:   6 to 14 in.
ID:    2 dark bands diagonally on head, high back profile; yellow fins

Class:   Actinopterygii  /  Ray-finned fishes
Order:   Perciformes  /  Perch-like fishes
Family:   Haemulidae  /  Grunts
Genus Species:   Anisotremus virginicus / Porkfish

Habitat:   over reef
Typical food:   ophiurans, mollusks, annelids, crustaceans; young pick parasites from bodies of larger fish
Other information:   night feeders; fairly unafraid of divers

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