Saltwater fish, Grunts. High back profile. Dark patch behind pectoral fin. Inhabit inshore reefs and rocky areas. Often under ledges or in caves. Shy and difficult to approach.

- White Margate Haemulon album
- Sailors Choice Haemulon parra.

Size: 30 to 45 cm, max 60 cm.
Colour: Silver-grey with black fins.
Shape: Short and deep body, strongly curved upper head, blunt snout and thick lips.

Inhabits coral reefs. Inhabit inshore reefs and rocky areas. Often under ledges or in caves. Shy and difficult to approach.

BES-eilanden: St. Eustatius.

[Marion Haarsma, feb. 2016]

- Reef fish identification: Florida Caribbean Bahamas. New World Publications Incorporated, 2002.

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