TOMTATE – Haemulon aurolineatum

Article by: Mark Mayo

Family Haemulidae, GRUNTS

Other local names: silver grunt

Description: bright orange mouth lining; light colored; gray to tan on back; yellow to brown stripe from head to base of tail fin; black blotch at base of tail fin fades away in larger specimens.

Where found: bottom fish found around reefs and hard bottom areas.

Size: can reach 10 to 11 inches, weighs less than 1 lb.

Commonly used to catch: larger fish

Remarks: not usually eaten due to small size.

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