Blue-striped Grunt
Haemulon sciurus
Also known as: Bluestriped Sweetlips, Boar Grunt, Dogfish, Golden Grunt, Humpback Grunt, Redmouth Grunt, Sweetlips, Yellow Grunt
- Bluestriped Sweetlips
- Boar Grunt
- Dogfish
- Golden Grunt
- Humpback Grunt
- Redmouth Grunt
- Sweetlips
- Yellow Grunt
Overview
Found in small schools, along drop-offs and reef edges, of coral and rocky reefs.
Juveniles found over seagrass beds.
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.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
- Country only · 26
Found in small schools, along drop-offs and reef edges, of coral and rocky reefs.
Adult photos 26
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