Snappers and Grunts
39 entries in the Snappers and Grunts compendium.
LutjanidaeA family of marine fishes, many economically important as food.LutjaninaeSubfamily of snappers including true snappers and fusiliers.HaemulidaeA fish family known for sound production via pharyngeal teeth.HaemulinaeNew World-origin grunts with short dorsal fins of 13–16 soft rays.Haemulon parraA grunt species with striped silver-grey adults and black-striped juveniles.Plectorhinchus chatodonoidesA spotted Indo-Pacific sweetlips with juvenile mimicry of flatworms.Rhonciscus paucoA recently described grunt from deep waters off western Puerto Rico.ApsilusA small genus of Atlantic snappers with scaled caudal fins.Scalemouth jobfishThe only known member of its genus, found in deep Pacific waters.Tang's snapperA deepwater snapper with fleshy lips, sole member of its genus.Aphareus (fish)A genus of snappers native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.EtelisA genus of snappers found mainly in Indian and Pacific oceans.Green jobfishA robust Indo-Pacific snapper, important for fisheries and game fishing.PristipomoidesA genus of snappers found in warm oceans worldwide.Randall's snapperA deepwater snapper of the Indo-Pacific, named for John E. Randall.RandallichthysMonotypic snapper genus named for John Ernest Randall.Mexican barred snapperMonotypic snapper endemic to the eastern Pacific Ocean.Vermilion snapperA western Atlantic snapper, vulnerable from overfishing.Yellowtail snapperAn abundant snapper with a distinct yellow lateral band.ChinamanfishA Western Pacific snapper with filamentous fins and ciguatera risk.Sailfin snapperA monotypic snapper with blue stripes and a black tail spot.Barred gruntA Western Atlantic grunt targeted by commercial fisheries.Bigeye gruntA commercially important grunt of West African coastal waters.Borriqueta porgyA grunt native to the southwestern Atlantic Ocean.Brachygenys jessiaeA striped grunt endemic to the Galápagos Islands.Conodon nobilisA grunt with dark vertical bars, found in the Western Atlantic.Dara (fish)A small grunt, the only species in its genus, found off West Africa.EmmelichthyopsThe only known member of its genus, a western Atlantic grunt.HaemulonA genus of grunts important to Brazil's coral reefs.African striped gruntA striped grunt found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.Genyatremus luteusA silvery-yellow grunt of South American Atlantic estuaries.Parapristipoma octolineatumA striped grunt found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.African forktail snapperA dark-bodied snapper of the eastern Atlantic, found on reefs.Apsilus dentatusA snapper with distinct canine teeth and violet-brown coloration.Apsilus fuscusA dark-bodied snapper of the eastern Atlantic, found on rocky reefs.Japanese snapperA blue-bodied snapper valued as a food fish in Japan.Aphareus furcaA tropical snapper with a forked tail and yellow fins.Etelis boweniA deepwater snapper discovered in the Indo-West Pacific.Etelis carbunculusA reddish snapper of the Indo-Pacific, targeted by fisheries.
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