Haemulon (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Haemulidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The haemulon is found primarily in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
- Haemulon is a type genus of the family Haemulidae, which consists of several commercially important species of fish.
- Haemulon are commonly known as grunts and make up part of the diverse marine ecosystem in coral reefs.
- The haemulon fish exhibit various colors and stripe patterns to differentiate between different species within the genus.
- Haemulon are demersal species of fish often congregating around seagrass or hard reef substrate areas during night-time.