Opalescent grunt

Rhonciscus pauco

Classification

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Haemulidae

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. Taxonomy Rhonciscus pauco was first formally described in 1922 by Jose Tavera, Michelle T.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 1

Sources and credits

DescriptionRhonciscus pauco, Wikipedia contributors

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