Porkfish
Anisotremus virginicus
Also known as: Atlantic Porkfish, Dogfish, Paragrate Grunt, Sweetlips
- Atlantic Porkfish
- Dogfish
- Paragrate Grunt
- Sweetlips
Showing details for the juvenile stage. Switch stages to see how it differs.
Overview
Juveniles are white with a yellow head and two black stripes along the body, plus a black spot at the base of the tail, and lack the black bars of adults. They work as cleaners on the reef, picking parasites from other fish, and are sometimes found in mangroves.
How to identify
- Pattern
- black spotblack stripes
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Habitat & where to find it
Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.
- Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
- Country only · 5
Juvenile photos 5
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