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Haemulon parra

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Description:

Photo take a t -30 ft in a Caribbean reef.
Common fish in the Caribbean, with a basic, 'fish-like' shape, with a sloping head with a relatively large mouth, a tapering body and a notched tail (H. parra). Body silvery to pearly gray. Distinct scale pattern accentuated by black spots that forms lines over the body. Pectoral fin may be light, other fins dusky to dark.
Marine Species.

Habitat:

Find it near Coral reef from Florida all the Caribbean to Brazil.

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Haemulon parra

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