Haemulidae
A fish family known for sound production via pharyngeal teeth.
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The family contains about 133 species in 19 genera across two subfamilies, Haemulinae and Plectorhynchinae.[1] Grunts, the common name for Haemulidae, belong to the order Acanthuriformes.[1] Haemulidae species occur in marine, brackish, and occasionally freshwater environments across tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate zones.[1]
Scientific classification
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassActinopterygii
- DivisionTeleostei
- OrderAcanthuriformes
- FamilyHaemulidae
Named by T. N. Gill, 1885
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Haemulidae (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Quick Facts
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Common name
- grunts
- Subfamilies
- Haemulinae and Plectorhynchinae
- Species count
- about 133
- Genera count
- 19
- Habitat
- tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions; marine, brackish, and sometimes fresh waters
Facts from the source article.
Key facts and history
The family is divided into the subfamilies Haemulinae and Plectorhynchinae.[1] The "Encyclopedia of Fishes" was published by Academic Press in 1998.[2] The name Haemulidae comes from the sound-producing behavior of the subfamily Haemulinae, which grinds its pharyngeal teeth.[3] Within Haemulidae, feeding strategies range from preying on bottom-dwelling organisms to consuming plankton in the water column.[3]
Cleaner gobies from the genus Elacatinus feed on ectoparasites found on certain Haemulidae species, forming a mutualistic relationship.[3]
What the cited sources add
The "Fishes of the World" book, published by John Wiley & Sons in 2016, provides the division of Haemulidae into subfamilies and genera.[4][5]
References
- Wikipedia, "Haemulidae" (CC BY-SA 4.0) en.wikipedia.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 9780125476652 ("Encyclopedia of fishes"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
- Wikipedia, "Haemulidae" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Encyclopedia of Fishes", Academic Press, 1998, p. 184; Sazima, I., "Daily cleaning activity and diversity of clients of the barber goby, Elacatinus figaro, on rocky reefs in southeastern Brazil", Environmental Biology of Fishes, September 2000, p. 69–77 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Haemulidae" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Fishes of the World", Wiley, 2016, p. 457; (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 9781118342336 ("Fishes of the World"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Haemulidae (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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