Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Wavyline Grunt
Microlepidotus inornatus
Wavyline Grunt
Category: Grunts
Scientific Name: Microlepidotus inornatus
Size: Up to 12 in. (30 cm)  
Depth: 12-100 ft. (4-30 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Haemulidae (Family) Grunts and Sweetlips
      └Haemulinae (Subfamily) Grunts
       └Microlepidotus (Genus)
        └M. inornatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 281560🔗
iNaturalist ID: 105788🔗

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