Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Spanish Grunt
Haemulon macrostomum
Spanish Grunt
Category: Grunts
Scientific Name: Haemulon macrostomum
Size: 10 to 15 in. (25 to 38 cm)  
Depth: 15-60 ft. (5-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
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. macrostomum (Species)
WoRMS ID: 275728🔗

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