Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Wavyline Grunt
Microlepidotus inornatus
Wavyline Grunt
Category: Grunts
Scientific Name: Microlepidotus inornatus
Size: Up to 12 in. (30 cm)  
Depth: 12-100 ft. (4-30 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Eupercaria (Order)
      └Haemulidae (Family)
       └Haemulinae (Subfamily)
        └Microlepidotus (Genus)
         └M. inornatus (Species)

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