Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Caesar Grunt
Haemulon carbonarium
Caesar Grunt
Category: Grunts
Scientific Name: Haemulon carbonarium
Size: 7 to 12 in. (18 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 10-50 ft. (3-15 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Eupercaria (Order)
      └Haemulidae (Family)
       └Haemulinae (Subfamily)
        └Haemulon (Genus)
         └H. carbonarium (Species)

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