138 Species in Family Haemulidae
Nominal species list for Haemulidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Anisotremus caesius (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) Silvergrey grunt
Anisotremus davidsonii (Steindachner, 1876) Xantic sargo
Anisotremus espinozai Acevedo-Álvarez, Ruiz-Campos & Domínguez-Domínguez, 2021
Anisotremus interruptus (Gill, 1862) Burrito grunt
Anisotremus perezponcedeleoni Acevedo-Álvarez, Ruiz-Campos & Domínguez-Domínguez, 2021
Anisotremus scapularis (Tschudi, 1846) Peruvian grunt
Anisotremus surinamensis (Bloch, 1791) Black margate
Anisotremus taeniatus Gill, 1861 Panama porkfish
Anisotremus virginicus (Linnaeus, 1758) Porkfish
Boridia grossidens Cuvier, 1830 Borriqueta porgy
Brachydeuterus auritus (Valenciennes, 1832) Bigeye grunt
Brachygenys californiensis (Steindachner, 1876) Californian salema
Brachygenys chrysargyreum (Günther, 1859) Smallmouth grunt
Brachygenys jessiae (Jordan & Bollman, 1890)
Brachygenys peruanus (Hildebrand, 1946)
Conodon macrops Hildebrand, 1946 Lemoneye grunt
Conodon nobilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Barred grunt
Conodon serrifer Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 Armed grunt
Diagramma labiosum Macleay, 1883
Diagramma melanacrum Johnson & Randall, 2001 Blackfin slatey
Diagramma pictum (Thunberg, 1792) Painted sweetlips
Diagramma punctatum Cuvier, 1830
Emmelichthyops atlanticus Schultz, 1945 Bonnetmouth
Genyatremus cavifrons (Cuvier, 1830)
Genyatremus dovii (Günther, 1864) Spotted head sargo
Genyatremus luteus (Bloch, 1790) Torroto grunt
Genyatremus pacifici (Günther, 1864) Carruco sargo
Haemulon album Cuvier, 1830 White margate
Haemulon atlanticus Carvalho, Marceniuk, Oliveira & Wosiacki, 2020
Haemulon aurolineatum Cuvier, 1830 Tomtate grunt
Haemulon bonariense Cuvier, 1830 Black grunt
Haemulon boschmae (Metzelaar, 1919) Bronzestripe grunt
Haemulon carbonarium Poey, 1860 Caesar grunt
Haemulon flaviguttatum Gill, 1862 Yellowspotted grunt
Haemulon flavolineatum (Desmarest, 1823) French grunt
Haemulon macrostomum Günther, 1859 Spanish grunt
Haemulon maculicauda (Gill, 1862) Spottail grunt
Haemulon melanurum (Linnaeus, 1758) Cottonwick grunt
Haemulon parra (Desmarest, 1823) Sailor's grunt
Haemulon plumierii (Lacepède, 1801) White grunt
Haemulon schrankii Agassiz, 1831
Haemulon sciurus (Shaw, 1803) Bluestriped grunt
Haemulon scudderii Gill, 1862 Grey grunt
Haemulon sexfasciatum Gill, 1862 Greybar grunt
Haemulon squamipinna Rocha & Rosa, 1999
Haemulon steindachneri (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) Chere-chere grunt
Haemulon striatum (Linnaeus, 1758) Striped grunt
Haemulon vittatum (Poey, 1860) Boga
Haemulopsis axillaris (Steindachner, 1869) Yellowstripe grunt
Haemulopsis corvinaeformis (Steindachner, 1868) Roughneck grunt
Haemulopsis elongatus (Steindachner, 1879) Elongate grunt
Haemulopsis leuciscus (Günther, 1864) Raucous grunt
Haemulopsis nitidus (Steindachner, 1869) Shining grunt
Isacia conceptionis (Cuvier, 1830) Cabinza grunt
Microlepidotus brevipinnis (Steindachner, 1869) Humpback grunt
Microlepidotus inornatus Gill, 1862 Wavyline grunt
Microlepidotus lethopristis (Jordan & Fesler, 1889) Scalyfin grunt
Orthopristis cantharina (Jenyns, 1840) Sheephead grunt
Orthopristis chalceus (Günther, 1864) Brassy grunt
Orthopristis chrysoptera (Linnaeus, 1766) Pigfish
Orthopristis forbesi Jordan & Starks, 1897
Orthopristis reddingi Jordan & Richardson, 1895 Bronze-striped grunt
Orthopristis rubra (Cuvier, 1830) Corocoro grunt
Parakuhlia macrophthalma (Osório, 1893) Dara
Paranisotremus moricandi (Ranzani, 1842) Brownstriped grunt
Parapristipoma humile (Bowdich, 1825) Guinean grunt
Parapristipoma macrops (Pellegrin, 1912)
Parapristipoma octolineatum (Valenciennes, 1833) African striped grunt
Parapristipoma trilineatum (Thunberg, 1793) Chicken grunt
Plectorhinchus albovittatus (Rüppell, 1838) Two-striped sweetlips
Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus Johnson & Wilmer, 2015 Blue bastard
Plectorhinchus centurio (Cuvier, 1830) Sailfin rubberlip
Plectorhinchus ceylonensis (Smith, 1956) Sri Lanka sweetlips
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides Lacepède, 1801 Harlequin sweetlips
Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1855) Yellow-striped sweetlips
Plectorhinchus chubbi (Regan, 1919) Dusky rubberlip
Plectorhinchus cinctus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) Crescent sweetlips
Plectorhinchus diagrammus (Linnaeus, 1758) Striped sweetlips
Plectorhinchus faetela (Fabricius, 1775)
Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus (Cuvier, 1830) Lemonfish
Plectorhinchus gaterinus (Fabricius, 1775) Blackspotted rubberlip
Plectorhinchus gibbosus (Lacepède, 1802) Harry hotlips
Plectorhinchus lessonii (Cuvier, 1830) Lesson's thicklip
Plectorhinchus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Yellowbanded sweetlips
Plectorhinchus macrolepis (Boulenger, 1899) Biglip grunt
Plectorhinchus macrospilus Satapoomin & Randall, 2000 Largespot sweetlips
Plectorhinchus makranensis Damadi, Moghaddam, Ghassemzadeh & Ghanbarifardi, 2020
Plectorhinchus mediterraneus (Guichenot, 1850) Rubberlip grunt
Plectorhinchus multivittatus (Macleay, 1878) Many-lined sweetlips
Plectorhinchus obscurus (Günther, 1872) Giant sweetlips
Plectorhinchus paulayi Steindachner, 1895 Zebra sweetlip
Plectorhinchus pictus (Tortonese, 1936) Trout sweetlips
Plectorhinchus picus (Cuvier, 1828) Painted sweetlip
Plectorhinchus plagiodesmus Fowler, 1935 Barred rubberlip
Plectorhinchus playfairi (Pellegrin, 1914) Whitebarred rubberlip
Plectorhinchus polytaenia (Bleeker, 1853) Ribboned sweetlips
Plectorhinchus schotaf (Forsskål, 1775) Minstrel sweetlips
Plectorhinchus sordidus (Klunzinger, 1870) Sordid rubberlip
Plectorhinchus umbrinus (Klunzinger, 1870)
Plectorhinchus vittatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips
Pomadasys aheneus McKay & Randall, 1995 Yellowback grunt
Pomadasys andamanensis McKay & Satapoomin, 1994 Andaman grunt
Pomadasys argenteus (Forsskål, 1775) Silver grunt
Pomadasys argyreus (Valenciennes, 1833) Bluecheek silver grunt
Pomadasys auritus (Cuvier, 1830) Longhead grunt
Pomadasys bipunctatus Kner, 1898
Pomadasys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1801) Smallspotted grunter
Pomadasys empherus Bussing, 1993 Bigspine grunt
Pomadasys furcatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Banded grunter
Pomadasys guoraca (Cuvier, 1829)
Pomadasys incisus (Bowdich, 1825) Bastard grunt
Pomadasys jubelini (Cuvier, 1830) Sompat grunt
Pomadasys kaakan (Cuvier, 1830) Javelin grunter
Pomadasys laurentino (Smith, 1953) Manylined grunter
Pomadasys maculatus (Bloch, 1793) Saddle grunt
Pomadasys multimaculatus (Playfair, 1867) Cock grunter
Pomadasys olivaceus (Day, 1875) Olive grunt
Pomadasys perotaei (Cuvier, 1830) Parrot grunt
Pomadasys punctulatus (Rüppell, 1838) Lined grunt
Pomadasys quadrilineatus Shen & Lin, 1984 Yellow-lined grunter
Pomadasys ramosus (Poey, 1860)
Pomadasys rogerii (Cuvier, 1830) Pigsnout grunt
Pomadasys schyrii Steindachner, 1900
Pomadasys striatus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) Striped grunter
Pomadasys stridens (Forsskål, 1775) Striped piggy
Pomadasys suillus (Valenciennes, 1833)
Pomadasys taeniatus McKay & Randall, 1995 Bronzestriped grunt
Pomadasys trifasciatus Fowler, 1937 Black-ear javelin
Pomadasys unimaculatus Tian, 1982 Red patched grunter
Rhencus macracanthus (Günther, 1864) Longspine grunt
Rhencus panamensis (Steindachner, 1876) Panama grunt
Rhonciscus bayanus (Jordan & Evermann, 1898) Purplemouth grunt
Rhonciscus branickii (Steindachner, 1879) Sand grunt
Rhonciscus crocro (Cuvier, 1830) Burro grunt
Rhonciscus pauco Tavera, Schärer-Umpierre & Acero P., 2022 Opalescent Grunt
Xenichthys agassizii Steindachner, 1876
Xenichthys rupestris Hildebrand, 1946
Xenichthys xanti Gill, 1863 Longfin salema
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