White Grunt


Size:    8 to 18 in.
ID:    stripes on head only

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

Habitat:    edge of shallow patch reefs or shade of large coral
Typical food:   worms, gastropods, lamellibranchs, crustaceans
Other information:   drift in schools; indulge in "kissing display" with another


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