Jamaica country information

Common names: Redmouth grunt, White grunt
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in the water bodies and channels of Port Royal, mangal, Kingston. Type locality Discovery bay, Port Antonio and rocky point (Ref. 27228). Also Ref. 3798.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/jm.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/jamaica-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Alleng, G.P., 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Gorette blanche, Ronco margariteño, White snapper, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Haemulidae (Grunts) > Haemulinae
Etymology: Haemulon: Greek, haimaleos = bloody (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lacepède.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 40 m (Ref. 9626). Subtropical; 39°N - 23°S, 99°W - 30°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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Haemulon plumierii (Lacepède, 1801)

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology