Orthopristis
Classification
Genus:
Orthopristis
Family: Haemulidae - Grunts
Order: Perciformes - Perches
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Orthopristis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, grunts belonging to family Haemulidae. They are found in the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas.
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
Orthopristis cantharinus (Jenyns, 1840) (sheephead grunt)
Orthopristis chalceus (Günther, 1864) (brassy grunt)
Orthopristis chrysoptera (Linnaeus, 1766) (pigfish)
Orthopristis forbesi D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1897
Orthopristis lethopristis D. S. Jordan & Fesler, 1889 (scalyfin grunt)
Orthopristis reddingi D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1895 (bronze-striped grunt)
Orthopristis ruber (G. Cuvier, 1830) (corocoro grunt)