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Haemulon chrysargyreum
Fish with an elongated, cylindrical, body and a notched tail. Body with five or six horizontal yellow stripes over a bluish silver to silvery-white background. Fish have pale phases. Mouth noticeably smaller than in other grunts. Fins yellow.
Prefer shallow reefs, down to 25 meters. Drift in small schools near the bottom, in the shelter of coral formations.Common from Florida all the Caribbean sea to north Brazil.
Spotted on Dec 9, 2012
Submitted on Dec 9, 2012
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Gracias Marta :)
¡Que bonitos! y como siempre, que claridad de imagenes! :-)