Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Haemulidae Grunts
Subfamily: Haemulinae
Genus: Orthopristis

(See list of species below)

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7 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Orthopristis cantharinus
[Sheephead grunt]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Orthopristis chalceus
[Brassy grunt]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Orthopristis chrysoptera
[Pigfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Orthopristis forbesi
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Orthopristis lethopristis
[Scalyfin grunt]

Photo by Amezcua Linares, F.

Orthopristis reddingi
[Bronze-striped grunt]

Photo by JAMARC

Orthopristis ruber
[Corocoro grunt]

7 Species of Family Haemulidae with Genus Orthopristis
(Grunts)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1840	Orthopristis cantharinus	Sheephead grunt	Eastern Central Pacific	38 TL
1864	Orthopristis chalceus	Brassy grunt	Eastern Pacific	45 TL
1766	Orthopristis chrysoptera	Pigfish	Western Atlantic	46 SL
1897	Orthopristis forbesi		Southeast Pacific	30.5 SL
1889	Orthopristis lethopristis	Scalyfin grunt	Southeast Pacific	23.8 SL
1895	Orthopristis reddingi	Bronze-striped grunt	Eastern Central Pacific	29.8 FL
1830	Orthopristis ruber	Corocoro grunt	Western Atlantic	40 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Haemulidae GruntsSubfamily: HaemulinaeGenus: Orthopristis(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Haemulidae Grunts
Subfamily: Haemulinae
Genus: Orthopristis

(See list of species below)