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Perciformes known commonly as grunts. It is made up of the two
subfamilies
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Haemulinae
Haemulinae is a subfamily of the Haemulidae and consists of the genera of that family which are regarded as being of New World origin, although they are now widespread. The subfamily is distinguished from the Plectorhynchinae by having a short d ...
(grunters) and
Plectorhynchinae
Plectorhinchinae, is one of two subfamilies of the family Haemulidae, some known colloquially as sweetlips. This subfamily is regarded as having an Old World origin.
Genera
The following genera are included in the Plectorhinchinae:
*'' Diagramma ...
(sweetlips), which in turn contain about 133 species in 19 genera. These fish are found in tropical fresh, brackish, and salt waters around the world. They are bottom-feeding predators, and named for the ability of Haemulinae to produce sound by grinding their teeth. They also engage in mutualistic relationship with cleaner gobies of genus '' Elacatinus'', allowing them to feed on ectoparasites on their bodies.
Oligocene
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Paleogene
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Neogene
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Oligocene
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Paleogene
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from: -23.03 till: -2.588 color:neogene text:
Neogene
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The family Haemulidae is divided into the following subfamilies and genera:
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Haemulinae
Haemulinae is a subfamily of the Haemulidae and consists of the genera of that family which are regarded as being of New World origin, although they are now widespread. The subfamily is distinguished from the Plectorhynchinae by having a short d ...
Cuvier
Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier (; 23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in nat ...
Conodon
''Conodon'' is a genus of Haemulidae, grunts native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas.
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''Conodon macrops'' Samuel Frederick Hildebrand, Hildebrand, 1946 (lemoneye grunt)
* '' ...
'' Cuvier, 1830
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Emmelichthyops
''Emmelichthyops atlanticus'', the bonnetmouth, is a marine fish species of grunt native to the western Atlantic Ocean, where it occurs from Florida and the Bahamas to northern South America. This species is the only known member of its genus. ...
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Haemulopsis
''Haemulopsis'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to the family Haemulidae. They are native to the western Atlantic Ocean and, mainly, to the eastern Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of ...
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Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 1869
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Inermia
''Haemulon vittatum'', the boga, is an ocean-going species of grunt native to the western Atlantic Ocean. Bogas are also known as the ''snit'' in Jamaica, and bonnetmouth in the Bahamas. It was first described by Cuban zoologist Felipe Poey. ...
Microlepidotus
''Microlepidotus'' is a genus of grunts native to the Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on defi ...
Parakuhlia
The dara (''Parakuhlia macrophthalmus'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is native to the Atlantic coast of Africa. It is the only species in the monospecific genus ''Parakuhlia''.
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Lacépède Lacepede can refer to:
* Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756–1825), French naturalist and politician.
* Lacepede Bay, a bay in South Australia.
* Lacépède, Lot-et-Garonne, a ''commune'' in France
* Lacepede Islands, a group of four islands in t ...
, 1802
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Xenichthys
''Xenichthys'' is a genus of grunts native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* '' Xenichthys agassizii'' Steindachner, 1876
* '' Xenichthys rupestris'' Hildebrand
Hildebrand is a cha ...
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, 1883
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Xenocys
''Xenocys jessiae'', the black-striped salema, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is endemic to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Description
''Xenocys jessiae'' has a relatively slender, elongated b ...
Plectorhynchinae
Plectorhinchinae, is one of two subfamilies of the family Haemulidae, some known colloquially as sweetlips. This subfamily is regarded as having an Old World origin.
Genera
The following genera are included in the Plectorhinchinae:
*'' Diagramma ...
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Diagramma
''Diagramma'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the Family (biology), family Haemulidae, Grunt (fish), grunts native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''Diag ...
Genyatremus
''Genyatremus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, sweetlips belonging to the subfamily Plectorhynchinae, one of two subfamilies in the family Haemulidae, it consists of four species. The name of this genus is a compound of ''genys'' meaning ...
'' Gill, 1862
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Parapristipoma
''Parapristipoma'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, Sweetlips (fish), sweetlips belonging to the subfamily Plectorhinchinae of the Family (biology), family Haemulidae. The species within the genus are native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and ...
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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Plectorhinchus'' Lacépède, 1802