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Bluestriped Grunt
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Bluestriped Grunt

Haemulon sciurus (Shaw, 1803)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBluestriped Grunt
DutchNeertje
SpanishRonco carité
Chinese蓝仿石鲈
Scientific nameHaemulon sciurus (Shaw, 1803)

About this species

The bluestriped grunt (Haemulon sciurus), also known as the boar grunt, golden grunt, humpback grunt, redmouth grunt, or yellow grunt, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilyHaemulidae
GenusHaemulon

In Suriname

6Records in Suriname
1864First record
1968Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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