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French Grunt - Haemulon flavolineatum The French Grunt - Haemulon flavolineatum got their name from the sounds they make when grinding their teeth. They use their swim bladders to amplify this sound. Bahamas,Fall,Fish,French grunt,Geotagged,Grunt,Haemulon flavolineatum Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

French Grunt - Haemulon flavolineatum

The French Grunt - Haemulon flavolineatum got their name from the sounds they make when grinding their teeth. They use their swim bladders to amplify this sound.

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"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.

Similar species: Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Nov 6, 2016. Captured Oct 28, 2016 02:32 in Old Bahama Bay, The Bahamas.
  • TG-4
  • f/2.8
  • 1/125s
  • ISO160
  • 4.5mm