Haemulopsis
Sign in to saveHaemulopsis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to the family Haemulidae. They are native to the western Atlantic Ocean and, mainly, to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyHaemulidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 75
- Family
- Haemulidae
- Collections
- CICIMAR-IPN, CRIP-INAPESCA
- Recorded in
- Mexico
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Haemulopsis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to the family Haemulidae. They are native to the western Atlantic Ocean and, mainly, to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
==Species== The currently recognized species in this genus are: Haemulopsis axillaris Steindachner, 1869) (yellowstripe grunt) Haemulopsis corvinaeformis (Steindachner, 1868) (roughneck grunt) Haemulopsis elongatus (Steindachner, 1879) (elongated grunt) Haemulopsis leuciscus (Günther, 1864) (raucous grunt) Haemulopsis nitidus (Steindachner, 1869) (shining grunt)
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