Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Cottonwick
Haemulon melanurum
Cottonwick
Category: Grunts
Scientific Name: Haemulon melanurum
Size: 7 to 10 in. (17 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 10-50 ft. (3-15 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Haemulidae (Family)
      └Haemulinae (Subfamily)
       └Haemulon (Genus)

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