Porkfish

Anisotremus virginicus

"Anisotremus virginicus", the porkfish, is a species of grunt native to the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil and the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. This nocturnal species inhabits areas of reef or with rocky substrates at depths of from 2 to 20 metres. It can reach a length of 40.6 centimetres TL though most do not exceed 25 centimetres. It is of minor importance as a commercial food fish and is also popular as a game fish though it is reported to sometimes contain the ciguatera toxin. It is also a popular fish in public aquariums.
Porkfish Common fish found around the reef floor in the Florida Keys.  Anisotremus virginicus

Naming

"Anisotremus" from the Greek, "anisos" = unequal and from the Greek, "trema", -atos = hole.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderAcanthuriformes
FamilyHaemulidae
GenusAnisotremus
SpeciesA. virginicus