Caesar's Grunt: Difference between revisions
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1131 FishBase] | *[http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1131 Caesar's Grunt on FishBase] | ||
[[Category:CZ Live]] | [[Category:CZ Live]] | ||
[[Category:Biology Workgroup]] | [[Category:Biology Workgroup]] | ||
Revision as of 09:51, 4 April 2007
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| Haemulon carbonarium Poey, 1860 |
The Caesar's Grunt or Caesar Grunt (Haemulon carbonarium) is a Caribbean fish in the family Haemulidae. It occurs in clear rocky or coral reefs and mangroves, often forming schools, and is pale grey above, with a darker grey belly. It has yellow stripes along its sides, and bronze-yellow stripes and spots on its head. Its fins and snout are brownish. It grows up to 36cm in length. It feeds nocturnally on crabs, gastropods, starfish, and annelid worms.