Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Mostly yellow, paler below. Scales below lateral line in oblique rows and much larger than those above lateral line. No other grunt has enlarged scales below the lateral line (Ref. 26938).

Common Names

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Fransk gryntefisk , Danish , Denmark

Roodbekje , Dutch , Neth Antilles

Banana grunt , English , Jamaica

French grunt , English , Global

French grunt , English , Martinique

French grunt , English , Haiti

French grunt , English , Guadeloupe

French grunt , English , Cuba

French grunt , English , Jamaica

French grunt , English , Neth Antilles

French grunt , English , Puerto Rico

French grunt , English , Belize

French grunt , English , St Lucia

French grunt , English , USA

French grunt , English , Bahamas

Gold laced grunt , English , Barbados

Open-mouthed grunt , English , USA

Open-mouthed grunt , English , Bermuda

Open-mouthed grunt , English , Cuba

Open-mouthed grunt , English , Neth Antilles

Redmouth grunt , English , Haiti

Yellow grunt , English , Barbados

Yellow grunt , English , Cuba

Yellow grunt , English , Bermuda

Yellow grunt , English , USA

Yellow grunt , English , Neth Antilles

Crocro gueule-rouge , French , Haiti

Gorette , French , Guadeloupe

Gorette , French , Martinique

Gorette jaune , French , France

Gorette jaune , French , Global

Gelber Grunzerfisch , German , Germany

黃仿石鱸 , Mandarin Chinese , China

黄仿石鲈 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Korkó , Papiamentu , Neth Antilles

Robèki , Papiamentu , Neth Antilles

Robéki , Papiamentu , Neth Antilles

Rooibekkie , Papiamentu , Neth Antilles

Hemulon ronko , Polish , Poland

Biquara , Portuguese , Brazil

Goibi , Portuguese , Brazil

Capiúma , Portuguese (Brazilianism) , Brazil

Corcoroca , Portuguese (Brazilianism) , Brazil

Casaca , Portuguese (French) , Brazil

Cambuba , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Rumena prašičevka , Slovene , Slovenia

Bocayate de piedra , Spanish , Dominican Rp

Boquinegro , Spanish , Cuba

Condenado , Spanish , Puerto Rico

Corocoro amarillo , Spanish , Venezuela

Coroncoro , Spanish , Colombia

Ronco , Spanish , Colombia

Ronco amarillo , Spanish , Spain

Ronco condenado , Spanish , Cuba

Ronco condenado , Spanish , Mexico

Corrocona , Wayuu , Colombia

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Haemulidae

Genus: Haemulon

Species: Haemulon flavolineatum (Desmarest, 1823)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Western Atlantic: Bermuda, South Carolina (USA), and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; throughout the West Indies and the coasts of Central America (Ref. 3798).

Biology

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Occurs in large schools on rocky and coral reefs, often under ledges or close to elkhorn coral (Ref. 9710). Juveniles abundant in near-shore seagrass beds (Ref. 9710). Feeds mainly on small crustaceans (Ref. 3798). Marketed fresh (Ref. 3798).

Habitat

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associated