Sealife guideThe Haemulidae familyThe taxonomy of marine species

Explore the taxonomy of the sea vertebrates including the cetaceans like the whales or the dolphins, the sea birds, the fish, the sharks and the sea turtles !
Black margate (Anisotremus surinamensis)
Black margate
(Anisotremus surinamensis)
Blackspotted rubberlips (Plectorhinchus gaterinus)
Blackspotted rubberlips
(Plectorhinchus gaterinus)
Blue striped grunt (Haemulon sciurus)
Blue striped grunt
(Haemulon sciurus)
Cottonwick grunt (Haemulon melanurum)
Cottonwick grunt
(Haemulon melanurum)
Diagonal-banded Sweetlip (Plectorhinchus lineatus)
Diagonal-banded Sweetlip
(Plectorhinchus lineatus)
French grunt (Haemulon flavolineatum)
French grunt
(Haemulon flavolineatum)
Harlequin sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides)
Harlequin sweetlips
(Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides)
Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus)
Oriental sweetlips
(Plectorhinchus vittatus)
Painted sweetlips (Diagramma pictum)
Painted sweetlips
(Diagramma pictum)
Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus)
Porkfish
(Anisotremus virginicus)
Ribboned sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia)
Ribboned sweetlips
(Plectorhinchus polytaenia)
Smallmouth grunt (Haemulon chrysargyreum)
Smallmouth grunt
(Haemulon chrysargyreum)
White grunt (Haemulon plumierii)
White grunt
(Haemulon plumierii)

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