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Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Haemulidae Grunts
Subfamily: Haemulinae
Genus: Orthopristis

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6 species (see list below)
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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Orthopristis cantharina (Jenyns, 1840)

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Orthopristis cantharina
[Sheephead grunt]

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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Orthopristis chalceus (Günther, 1864)

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Orthopristis chalceus
[Brassy grunt]

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Western Atlantic
Max. Length 46 cm SL
Orthopristis chrysoptera (Linnaeus, 1766)

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Orthopristis chrysoptera
[Pigfish]

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Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 30.5 cm SL
Orthopristis forbesi Jordan & Starks, 1897

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Orthopristis forbesi
[]

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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 29.8 cm FL
Orthopristis reddingi Jordan & Richardson, 1895

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Orthopristis reddingi
[Bronze-striped grunt]

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Western Atlantic
Max. Length 41.5 cm TL
Orthopristis rubra (Cuvier, 1830)

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Orthopristis rubra
[Corocoro grunt]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Orthopristis cantharina Sheephead grunt Eastern Central Pacific 38 TL 1840
Orthopristis chalceus Brassy grunt Eastern Pacific 45 TL 1864
Orthopristis chrysoptera Pigfish Western Atlantic 46 SL 1766
Orthopristis forbesi Southeast Pacific 30.5 SL 1897
Orthopristis reddingi Bronze-striped grunt Eastern Central Pacific 29.8 FL 1895
Orthopristis rubra Corocoro grunt Western Atlantic 41.5 TL 1830



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