Haemulon scudderii
species of fish
Haemulon scudderii, the grey grunt, golden-eye grunt, or mojarra grunt, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Description
H. scudderii has an oblong, compressed body with an oblique mouth, which has a projecting lower jaw, the lips are not fleshy and open below the centre of the eye. It has a continuous dorsal fin, which has a small to medium-sized notch in its middle. The dorsal fin contains 11-12 spines and 14*17 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 7-8 soft rays. The overall colour is silvery-grey, with each of the scales having a black spot on it, with notably golden eyes. The inside of the mouth is normally orange in colour. The median fins are black while the pectoral and pelvic fins are a slightly lighter dusky colour. The juveniles have a dark midlateral stripe that joins a black spot at the base of the caudal fin and a second stripe from the upper part of eye to upper surface of the caudal peduncle. This species attains a maximum total length of 35 cm (14 in), although a length of 30 cm (12 in) is more typical.
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