grunt
Haemulon plumierii (Lacepède, 1801)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
White grunt (Haemulon plumierii), Cozumel, Mexico
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Open encyclopedia reference
Haemulon plumierii, the white grunt or common grunt, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Haemulidae native to the western Atlantic Ocean. It grows to a length of about 30 cm (12 in) and is a silvery-cream color, with narrow yellow and blue longitudinal stripes, but can modify its color somewhat to match its surroundings. It is closely related to the bluestriped grunt and the French grunt, and often schools with these species. It feeds on shrimp, other crustaceans, annelids, and mollusks, and is preyed on by larger piscivores such as barracuda and shark. It is sometimes caught by anglers as a game fish, and its flaky white flesh can be eaten. It is also a popular aquarium fish.
Wikipedia contributors, Haemulon plumierii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:21:41.694791+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Haemulon plumierii (Lacepède, 1801)
- Name authority
- (Lacepède, 1801)
- Common name
- grunt
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Haemulidae
- Genus
- Haemulon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyHaemulidae Gill, 1885
- subfamilyHaemulinae Gill, 1885
- genusHaemulon Cuvier, 1829
- speciesHaemulon plumierii (Lacepède, 1801)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Haemulon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| spottail gruntHaemulon maculicauda (Gill, 1862) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Haemulon schrankii Agassiz, 1831 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bluestripe gruntHaemulon sciurus (Shaw, 1803) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| striped gruntHaemulon striatum (Linnaeus, 1758) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| margateHaemulon album Cuvier, 1830 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| black gruntHaemulon bonariense Cuvier, 1830 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Haemulon boschmae (Metzelaar, 1919) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| caesar gruntHaemulon carbonarium Poey, 1860 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cortez gruntHaemulon flaviguttatum Gill, 1862 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| French gruntHaemulon flavolineatum (Desmarest, 1823) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Spanish gruntHaemulon macrostomum Günther, 1859 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sailors choiceHaemulon parra (Desmarest, 1823) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Haemulon plumieri (Lacepède, 1801) (Lacepède, 1801) | synonym |
| Labrus plumierii Lacepède, 1801 Lacepède, 1801 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158808 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3J97L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.