Haemulon

Haemulon is a genus of fish in the grunt family known as the scaled-fin grunts. Most are found in the western Atlantic Ocean, with a few species known from the eastern Pacific Ocean. This genus is considered to be one of the most important fish groups of the coral reefs of Brazil due to its commercial value and crucial ecological role.

==Species== The 23 or so species in this genus include: Haemulon album G. Cuvier, 1830 (white margate) Haemulon aurolineatum G. Cuvier, 1830 (tomtate grunt) Haemulon bonariense G. Cuvier, 1830 (black grunt) Haemulon boschmae (Metzelaar, 1919) (bronzestripe grunt) Haemulon carbonarium Poey, 1860 (caesar grunt) Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859 (smallmouth grunt) Haemulon flaviguttatum T. N. Gill, 1862 (yellowspotted grunt) Haemulon flavolineatum (Desmarest, 1823) (French grunt) Haemulon macrostomum Günther, 1859 (Spanish grunt) Haemulon maculicauda (T. N. Gill, 1862) (spottail grunt) Haemulon melanurum (Linnaeus, 1758) (cottonwick grunt) Haemulon parra (Desmarest, 1823) (sailor's grunt) Haemulon plumierii (Lacépède, 1801) (white grunt) Haemulon schrankii Agassiz, 1831 Haemulon sciurus (G. Shaw, 1803) (bluestriped grunt) Haemulon scudderii T. N. Gill, 1862 (grey grunt) Haemulon serrula G. Cuvier, 1830 Haemulon sexfasciatum T. N. Gill, 1862 (greybar grunt) Haemulon squamipinna L. A. Rocha & I. M. L. Rosa, 1999 Haemulon steindachneri (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (chere-chere grunt) Haemulon striatum (Linnaeus, 1758) (striped grunt) Haemulon vittatum (Poey, 1860) (boga)