Bluestriped Grunt
Haemulon sciurus
A striped schooler that actually grunts underwater.
Bluestriped Grunts gather in sunny yellow-and-blue schools around reefs by day. After dark they spread into seagrass and sand flats to hunt for small bottom animals.
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Ready-to-play deck
Coral Garden Deck
Includes 1 card featuring Bluestriped Grunt.
Quick dive
Creature passport
- Home
- Western Atlantic reefs, mangroves, and nearby seagrass beds.
- Favorite foods
- Crustaceans, mollusks, worms, and small fishes found at night.
- Size check
- Up to 18 in (46 cm) — about a large pillow
Tell-your-friends facts
Four wonderfully wild things
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Its mouth lining is bright red.
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Young grunts often shelter in shallow seagrass nurseries.
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The blue stripes curve across a golden-yellow body.
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Daytime schools may mix with other kinds of grunts.
Ocean superpower
Built to be amazing
It grinds throat teeth to make a grunt amplified by its swim bladder.
Junior scientist tip
What should I look for?
Find thin electric-blue stripes, yellow fins, and a red mouth.
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