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Spanish grunt

Haemulon macrostomum Günther, 1859

Status not recordedbony fish

The spanish grunt (Haemulon macrostomum) is a species in the family Haemulidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the spanish grunt

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the spanish grunt live?

Not recorded

Is the spanish grunt endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the spanish grunt classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyHaemulidae
  6. genusHaemulon
  7. SpeciesHaemulon macrostomum Günther, 1859

Synonyms Diabasis lateralis, Haemulon crysopterum, Haemulon macrostoma, Haemulon mowbrayi

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • jeníguano españolSpanish
  • Gorette cacoFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spanish grunt

Other species in the same genus Haemulon.

French grunt

Haemulon flavolineatum

HaemulidaeNo free photo yet

Grunt

Haemulon plumierii

HaemulidaeNo free photo yet

Boar grunt

Haemulon sciurus

HaemulidaeNo free photo yet

Cottonwick

Haemulon melanurum

HaemulidaeNo free photo yet

Sand grunt

Haemulon parra

HaemulidaeNo free photo yet

Seize

Haemulon aurolineatum

HaemulidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the spanish grunt?

The spanish grunt (Haemulon macrostomum) belongs to the family Haemulidae in the order Perciformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Spanish grunt (Haemulon macrostomum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spanish-grunt

MLA

“Spanish grunt (Haemulon macrostomum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spanish-grunt.

BibTeX
@misc{spanish_grunt_2026,
  title = {Spanish grunt (Haemulon macrostomum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spanish-grunt},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}