Bluestriped grunt

Bluestriped grunt
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Haemulidae
Genus: Haemulon
Species:
H. sciurus
Binomial name
Haemulon sciurus
(G. Shaw, 1803)
Synonyms[2]
  • Sparus sciurus G. Shaw 1803

The bluestriped grunt (Haemulon sciurus), also known as the boar grunt, golden grunt, humpback grunt, redmouth grunt, or yellow grunt, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.

  1. ^ Lindeman, K.; Anderson, W.; Carpenter, K.E.; Claro, R.; Cowan, J.; Padovani-Ferreira, B.; Rocha, L.A.; Sedberry, G. (2016). "Haemulon sciurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T194422A2334147. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T194422A2334147.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haemulon sciurus". FishBase. December 2019 version.