Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Sailors Choice
Haemulon parra
Sailors Choice
Also known as: Sailor's Grunt
Category: Grunts
Scientific Name: Haemulon parra
Size: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
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. parra (Species)
WoRMS ID: 275731🔗
iNaturalist ID: 317131🔗

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