Family Haemulidae (Noun)
Meaning
Grunts.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The family Haemulidae consists of about 130 species of fish in 17 genera, commonly known as grunts.
- Grunts, also known as family Haemulidae, are primarily nocturnal and gather in schools during the day for protection.
- Their scientific name Haemulidae, grunts are bivalve predators that inhabit an array of mostly shallow habitats.
- A better-known family among United States saltwater anglers is the grunts such as family Haemulidae.
- Both the porkfish, and the sweetlips, belong to the Haemulidae family commonly called grunts due to their distinctive sounds created with the swim bladder.