Haemulopsis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to the family Haemulidae. They are native to the western Atlantic Ocean and, mainly, to the eastern Pacific Ocean.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Haemulidae |
| Subfamily: | Haemulinae |
| Genus: | Haemulopsis Steindachner, 1868 |
| Type species | |
| Haemulon corvinaeforme Steindachner, 1868[1]
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Species
editThe currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]
- Haemulopsis axillaris Steindachner, 1869) (yellowstripe grunt)
- Haemulopsis corvinaeformis (Steindachner, 1868) (roughneck grunt)
- Haemulopsis elongatus (Steindachner, 1879) (elongated grunt)
- Haemulopsis leuciscus (Günther, 1864) (raucous grunt)
- Haemulopsis nitidus (Steindachner, 1869) (shining grunt)
All of these apart from H. corvinaeformis, which is found in the western Atlantic Ocean, are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.[3]
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Haemulidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Haemulopsis". FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Haemulopsis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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