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French Grunt The sounds they make when grinding their teeth earned them their common name. They use their swim bladders to amplify this sound.<br /> <br /> They feed on invertebrates, such as krill.<br /> <br /> Fall,French Grunt,Geotagged,Trunk Bay,U.S. Virgin Islands Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

French Grunt

The sounds they make when grinding their teeth earned them their common name. They use their swim bladders to amplify this sound.

They feed on invertebrates, such as krill.

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The French grunt

"Haemulon flavolineatum", the French grunt, is a species of grunt native to the western Atlantic Ocean from South Carolina and Bermuda to Brazil as well as the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

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Similar species: Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes
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Uploaded Oct 24, 2014. Captured Oct 6, 2014 12:11 in Virgin Islands National Park, North Shore Road, St. John 00830, USVI.
country flag of Virgin Islands (U.S.) Explore Virgin Islands (U.S.) 26 18 0
  • COOLPIX S31
  • f/3.3
  • 10/2500s
  • ISO100
  • 4.1mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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