Description
Also known as Boar Grunt, Common Grunt, Dogfish, Grey Grunt, Pug-headed Grunt, Redmouth Grunt, Sweetlips, White Snapper.
Found in dense large schools, close to coral formations during the day, out hunting for food at night, over sandy bottoms of coral and rocky reefs.
They feed on benthic crustaceans, small fish and molluscs.
Juveniles over seagrass beds.
Length - 36cm
Depth - 3-40m
Widespread Western Atlantic, Caribbean
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/1140
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