Opalescent grunt

Rhonciscus pauco

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Medium

Rhonciscus pauco, the opalescent grunt, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Haemulidae, the grunts and sweetlips. This fish was first described in 2022 from type specimens caught by fishermen off the western coast of Puerto Rico.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Haemulidae
Genus: Rhonciscus
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Puerto Rico (range extension uncertain).

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