Anisotremus is a genus of grunts native to the eastern Pacific and western Atlantic Oceans.[2] The name of this genus is compound of anisto meaning “different” and tremus meaning “hole”, referring to the different sized paired pores on each side of the head.[3]
Anisotremus | |
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Anisotremus virginicus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Family: | Haemulidae |
Subfamily: | Haemulinae |
Genus: | Anisotremus T. N. Gill, 1861[1] |
Type species | |
Sparus virginicus | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]