Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Caesar Grunt
Haemulon carbonarium
Caesar Grunt
Category: Grunts
Scientific Name: Haemulon carbonarium
Size: 7 to 12 in. (18 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 10-50 ft. (3-15 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Haemulidae (Family) Grunts and Sweetlips
      └Haemulinae (Subfamily) Grunts
       └Haemulon (Genus)
        └H. carbonarium (Species)
WoRMS ID: 275724🔗
iNaturalist ID: 130054🔗

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