Sailor's choice (Haemulon parra)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Haemulon parra
- Common name
- Sailor's choice
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Haemulidae
- Genus
- Haemulon
- Size
- 20–40 cm
- Depth
- 1–40 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- coral-reef, sand
- Behaviours
- schooling, nocturnal
- Ocean zones
- Caribbean, Eastern Pacific
Description
Haemulon parra reaches 40 cm. Silver to beige grunt with scales outlined in dark borders forming characteristic diagonal pattern on flanks, tail with small black spot. Juveniles with more marked black longitudinal bar that fades in adults. Lives in schools from 1 to 40 m on coral reefs and sands of Caribbean. Listed LC. More discreet than cousins flavolineatum and plumierii. Photo subject of nocturnal coral dives in calm pose.
Photo of Sailor's choice
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Sailor's choice?
- Sailor's choice (Haemulon parra) reaches 20–40 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Sailor's choice?
- Sailor's choice is found between 1–40 m deep.
- Is the Sailor's choice dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Sailor's choice?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Sailor's choice?
- Found in: Caribbean, Eastern Pacific.
Other species in the genus Haemulon
- Haemulon flavolineatum - French grunt
- Haemulon sciurus - Bluestriped grunt
- Haemulon plumierii - White grunt
- Haemulon aurolineatum - Tomtate grunt
- Haemulon sexfasciatum - Sixbar Grunt
- Haemulon flaviguttatum - Yellowspot Grunt
Other species in the family Haemulidae
- Anisotremus virginicus - Porkfish
- Anisotremus surinamensis - Black margate
- Plectorhinchus vittatus - Oriental sweetlips
- Parapristipoma octolineatum - African striped grunt
- Pomadasys incisus - Bastard grunt
- Pomadasys rogerii - Pigsnout grunt
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 275731)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 2382511)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia