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Porkfish

Anisotremus virginicus

Also known as: Atlantic Porkfish, Dogfish, Paragrate Grunt, Sweetlips

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2015
Juvenile
@mcflyfred · Cruise, US Virgin Islands · March 20171 / 5

Showing details for the juvenile stage. Switch stages to see how it differs.

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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.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
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Juvenile photos 5

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familyHaemulidae
    6. genusAnisotremus
    7. speciesAnisotremus virginicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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    More in the family

    Grunts (Haemulidae)