Error message
Unable to fetch location details at this time.
Blue Striped Grunt
Haemulon sciurus
20.8398, -86.8878
Field Notes
Description:
Photo taken at -45 ft in a Caribbean reef, Fish with a basic, 'fish-like' shape, with a sloping head with a relatively large mouth, a tapering body and a notched tail. Body with blue horizontal stripes over a yellow-gold background. Tail and rear end of dorsal fin dark with light margins; other fins yellow.
Size up to 46 cm.
Habitat:
Drift in small to midsize schools, down to 30 meters. Common Florida, Bahamas and Caribbean; also south to Brazil.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedDecember 31, 2011
Comments (0)
Be the first to comment
Sign in to comment