Cozumel, Mexico
Cozumel, Mexico
Cozumel, Mexico
Cozumel, Mexico
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Haemulidae (Family)
└Haemulinae (Subfamily)
└Haemulon (Genus)
└H. melanurum (Species)
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