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Cottonwick

Haemulon melanurum

Seabook: Cottonwick

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Max Depth

50 m

Description

Haemulon melanurum is a subtropical species of grunt native to the western Atlantic Ocean. Description It is a striking colored species, with a silvery body, black back and tail. Broad black area is above line from dorsal fin origin to tip of lower caudal fin lobe, including upper part of caudal peduncle and both lo... Read more in Seabook

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Colors

black
silver
yellow

Poisonous

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Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Social Behaviour

Group

Solitary

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern