Biology:Anisotremus

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Anisotremus is a genus of grunts native to the eastern Pacific and western Atlantic Oceans.[1] The name of this genus is compound of anisto meaning “different” and tremus meaning “hole”, referring to the differently sized, paired pores on each side of the head.[2]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

Image Species Common name
Anisotremus caesius

(D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882)

silvergrey grunt
Anisotremus davidsonii

(Steindachner, 1876)

xantic sargo
Anisotremus espinozai

Acevedo-Álvarez, Ruiz-Campos & Domínguez-Domínguez 2021

Santa Cruz grunt[3][4]
Anisotremus interruptus

(T. N. Gill, 1862)

burrito grunt
Anisotremus perezponcedeleoni

Acevedo-Álvarez, Ruiz-Campos & Domínguez-Domínguez 2021

clarion grunt[3][5]
Anisotremus scapularis

(Tschudi, 1846)

Peruvian grunt
Anisotremus surinamensis

(Bloch, 1791)

black margate
Anisotremus taeniatus

T. N. Gill, 1861

Panama porkfish
Anisotremus virginicus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

porkfish

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2279743 entry