| Haemulopsis | |
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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 | |
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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.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
- 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.
References
- 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.
- ^ 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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