Smallmouth Grunt


Size:   7 to 10 in.
ID:    5-6 Yellow stripes, yellow fins except for the white pectoral fins

Class:   Actinopterygii  /  Ray-finned fishes
Order:   Perciformes  /  Perch-like fishes
Family:   Haemulidae  /  Grunts
Genus Species:   Haemulon chrysargyreum  /  Smallmouth Grunt

Habitat:   shallow reefs
Typical food:   copepods, shrimp
Other information:   drift in schools near bottom; wary


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