Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Cottonwick
Haemulon melanurum
Cottonwick
Category: Grunts
Scientific Name: Haemulon melanurum
Size: 7 to 10 in. (17 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 10-50 ft. (3-15 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, Gulf of America
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
       └Haemulon (Genus)
        └H. melanurum (Species)
WoRMS ID: 275730🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131388🔗

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