Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Haemulidae Grunts
Subfamily: Haemulinae
Genus: Anisotremus

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9 species (see list below)
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Photo by Munson, L.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Anisotremus caesius (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

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Anisotremus caesius
[Silvergrey grunt]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 58 cm TL
Anisotremus davidsonii (Steindachner, 1876)

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Anisotremus davidsonii
[Xantic sargo]
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Max. Length 28.4 cm TL
 
Anisotremus espinozai
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 51 cm TL
Anisotremus interruptus (Gill, 1862)

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Anisotremus interruptus
[Burrito grunt]
No picture found

Max. Length 30.4 cm SL
 
Anisotremus perezponcedeleoni
[]

Photo by Béarez, P.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 58 cm TL
Anisotremus scapularis (Tschudi, 1846)

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Anisotremus scapularis
[Peruvian grunt]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Anisotremus surinamensis (Bloch, 1791)

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Anisotremus surinamensis
[Black margate]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Anisotremus taeniatus Gill, 1861

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Anisotremus taeniatus
[Panama porkfish]

Photo by Bertoncini, A.A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 40.6 cm TL
Anisotremus virginicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Anisotremus virginicus
[Porkfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Anisotremus caesius Silvergrey grunt Eastern Pacific 30 TL 1882
Anisotremus davidsonii Xantic sargo Eastern Central Pacific 58 TL 1876
Anisotremus espinozai Eastern Pacific 28.4 TL 2021
Anisotremus interruptus Burrito grunt Eastern Pacific 51 TL 1862
Anisotremus perezponcedeleoni Eastern Central Pacific 30.4 SL 2021
Anisotremus scapularis Peruvian grunt Eastern Pacific 58 TL 1846
Anisotremus surinamensis Black margate Western Atlantic 76 TL 1791
Anisotremus taeniatus Panama porkfish Eastern Pacific 31 TL 1861
Anisotremus virginicus Porkfish Western Atlantic 40.6 TL 1758



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