Smallmouth grunt

Haemulon chrysargyreum

"Haemulon chrysargyreum", commonly called smallmouth grunt or yellowstripe grunt, is a species of marine fish in the family Haemulidae.
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Appearance

The smallmouth grunt is a small sized fish that can reach a maximum length of 23 cm, but the ones usually observed are rather 17 cm.
It has a laterally compressed body with a forked caudal fin.
Its background color is silver with five bronze-yellow horizontal lines on its sides.
All fins are partially or completely yellow.
And its vernacular name comes from the fact that it has the smallest mouth of its family.
Smallmouth Grunt Sep 14, Buddy's Pier, Bonaire. Grunts with clear yellow lines and fins. Some french grunts are also mixed in the same school. Caribbean Netherlands,Geotagged,Haemulon chrysargyreum,Smallmouth grunt,Summer

Distribution

The smallmouth grunt is widespread throughout the western Atlantic Ocean from south Florida to the cost of Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

This grunt likes exposed areas of coral reefs and rocky coasts up to 25 meters deep.
Smallmouth Grunt These fish cover the reef floor of the Florida Keys. Haemulon chrysargyreum,Striped Grunt

Behavior

The smallmouth grunts live during daytime in school near reefs or rocks and disperse at night to feed at the open sea.
Their diet consists mainly of plankton but also small crustaceans and other mollusks.
Smallmouth grunt Haemulon chrysargyreum

Habitat

The smallmouth grunt is widespread throughout the western Atlantic Ocean from south Florida to the cost of Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

This grunt likes exposed areas of coral reefs and rocky coasts up to 25 meters deep.

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