Spot-tail Grunt (Haemulon maculicauda)

Also known as Scaled-fin Grunt, Sweetlips

Description

Also known as Scaled-fin Grunt, Sweetlips.

Found in large schools during the day, dispersing at night, foraging for food, over open, sandy, coastal reefs.
They feed nocturnally on small fish and molluscs.
Juveniles found over seagrass beds.
Length - 30cm
Depth - 1-30m
Widespread Eastern Pacific

In some areas of the world 'Grunts' are better known as 'Sweetlips' distinguished from other species by their very large rubbery lips.
'Grunts'because they "grunt," the grunting sound is produced by their flat teeth plates rubbing together and this is amplified by their air bladders.
Found either singly or in schools hovering or motionless over the reef during the day, becoming nocturnal predators. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/8317

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