Scientific Name
Haemulon chrysargyreum
Common Name
Smallmouth grunt
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 12;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 13;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 9 - 10. 6 straight, even, and nearly equally wide bronze-yellow stripes on side (Ref. 26938). Snout short, mouth nearly horizontal and small, the maxilla usually not reaching a vertical at front edge of pupil; fins largely yellow (Ref. 13442).