Blue Striped Grunt

Blue striped grunt
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Blue striped grunt

Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Haemulidae
Genus:
Haemulon
Species:
H. sciurus
Binomial name
Haemulon sciurus

(G. Shaw, 1803)
Synonyms
Sparus sciurus G. Shaw 1803

The blue striped grunt (Haemulon sciurus) or bluestriped grunt, is a subtropical species of grunt native to the western Atlantic Ocean.[1] It was described by the English naturalist George Shaw in 1803.
Its common name comes from its blue stripes and from its habit of grunting by grinding its pharyngeal teeth. The swim bladder, acting as a resonator, amplifies this sound