Schéma
dits aussi "poissons grogneurs": capables de produire des sons à l’aide de leurs dents pharyngiennes qui sont ensuite amplifiés par leur vessie natatoire all 3 tropical oceans corps comprimé latéralement avec un profil de tête généralement convexe, front bombé et ventre rectiligne dorsal fin continuous, la première partie présentant des rayons épineux très forts small terminal mouth with big, fleshy lips & dents pharyngiennes gros yeux typically inactive during day when they shelter near or under ledges live on coral reefs in small groups or pairs, associating with other fishes of similar species; often several species of sweetlips sometimes swim together; usually seen in clusters in nooks (recoins) and crannies or under overhangs feed on benthic invertebrates at night venturing from their shelters to seek out their bottom-dwelling prey, such as bristleworms, shrimps, and small crabs colouring and patterning changes throughout their lives juvenile sweetlips generally look quite different from the adults and live solitary lives on shallower reef sections small juveniles have an undulating swimming pattern, possibly mimicking poisonous flatworms as a means of predator avoidance gonochorique, distinct pairing & pelagic spawners nonguarders
Identification keys to sweetlips

Schéma

dits aussi "poissons grogneurs": capables de produire des sons à l’aide de leurs dents pharyngiennes qui sont ensuite amplifiés par leur vessie natatoire
all 3 tropical oceans
corps comprimé latéralement avec un profil de tête généralement convexe, front bombé et ventre rectiligne
dorsal fin continuous, la première partie présentant des rayons épineux très forts
small terminal mouth with big, fleshy lips & dents pharyngiennes
gros yeux
typically inactive during day when they shelter near or under ledges
live on coral reefs in small groups or pairs, associating with other fishes of similar species; often several species of sweetlips sometimes swim together; usually seen in clusters in nooks (recoins) and crannies or under overhangs
feed on benthic invertebrates at night venturing from their shelters to seek out their bottom-dwelling prey, such as bristleworms, shrimps, and small crabs
colouring and patterning changes throughout their lives
juvenile sweetlips generally look quite different from the adults and live solitary lives on shallower reef sections
small juveniles have an undulating swimming pattern, possibly mimicking poisonous flatworms as a means of predator avoidance
gonochorique, distinct pairing & pelagic spawners
nonguarders

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Identification keys to sweetlips

Etymologies		Source
Haemulidae	Greek, haimaleos = bloody	fishbase
Anisotremus	Greek, anisos = unequal + Greek, trema, -atos = hole	fishbase
Plectorhinchus	Greek, plektos = plaited + Greek, rhyngchos = snout	fishbase
Pomadasys	Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, dasys = with hair	fishbase
Diagramma	Greek, = mark out by lines	fishbase



Anisotremus interruptus
fishbase / discoverylife / biogeodb / souslesmers	Synonymes Burrito grunt	Gill, 1862 / LC / ITIS 169083

2004 Galapagos ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	2004 Galapagos ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	2008 Guadeloupe ©Thierry (via OZP)


2014 Galapagos ©Carmelo López Abad (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2009 Galapagos by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2016 Galapagos ©Victoria Lassaga (via INaturalist)
Pacifiq E: Galapagos	Lippu bourricot	temperate à sub-tropical
silvery yellow to green; large scales above lateral line with a dark anterior border, resembling spots; fins yellowish brown
3-12m (jsq 30m) / 30-51cm (jsq 90cm) / 3.570kg	dioecism, fécondation externe, distinct pairing, nonguarder	solitaire, hiding in reefs and caves during the day, commun, nocturne; juveniles swim in schools
Anisotremus interruptus

Anisotremus virginicus
fishbase / souslesmers / monaconature / nomadica	Synonymes Porkfish / Grogneur de Virginie / Lippu rondeau	Linnaeus, 1758 / LC / ITIS 169086

2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2016 Cozumel (Yucatan) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


2009 by Brian Gratwicke (via Wikimedia Commons)	2016 Cozumel (Yucatan) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via INaturalist)


2015 Panama (Atlantiq) ©Carmelo López Abad (via Encyclopedia of Life)	1995 ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	2006 aquarium (Brésil) by cralize (via Wikimedia Commons)


2015 Virgin Is. by judybuchholz (via Wikimedia Commons)	2014 Mexico (Atlantiq) by Simões, N.; Zarco Perello, S.; Moreno Mendoza, R. (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2005 Cozumel by Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip (via Wikimedia Commons)
Atlantq W : Carribean Sea	Lippu grosse tête	subtropical
body striped yellow and silvery blue; fins yellow, 2 black bars: one from nape through eye to mouth, another from origin of dorsal fin to base of pectoral fin (only grunt fish in the Caribbean with two vertical black bars and yellow stripes); juvéniles
2-20m / 25-40cm / 0.930kg	dioecism, fécondation externe, distinct pairing, nonguarder	nocturne
Anisotremus virginicus




Diagramma melanacrum
fishbase / fishesofaustralia / reeflifesurvey	Synonymes Blackfin Sweetlips / Blacktip Sweetlips	Johnson & Randall, 2001 / NE / ITIS 630220

2014 Lankayan (Borneo) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2014 Lankayan (Borneo) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2014 Lankayan (Borneo) ©mda (via INaturalist)


2014 Lankayan (Borneo) ©mda (via INaturalist)	Sipadan (Ma) by Yin Keen Chan (via fishesofaustralia)


2017 Bali by Scott Johnson (via fishbase)	1997 Romang Is. (Indonesie) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)
W-Pacifiq	Blackfin slatey	tropical
body light yellow dorsally, shading to pale silvery grey on sides and ventrally, with numerous small dark brown spots, smaller and form oblique rows on body below lateral line; head light purplish grey with numerous small dark brown spots, opercular membrane black; dorsal fin and upper 3/4 of caudal fin with small dark spots; lower 1/4 of caudal fin black; anal and pelvic fins mainly black; dorsal and caudal fins mainly yellow; caudal fin (slightly emarginate to truncate) with broad black lower edge margin
3-40m / <45cm	dioecism, fécondation externe, openwater, nonguarder	in small aggregations along walls with large caves
Diagramma melanacrum




Diagramma pictum
fishbase / australianmuseum / WetWebMedia / souslesmers / endemia / fishesofaustralia / nomadica	Synonymes Diagramme Peint / Painted sweetlips / Diagramme argenté	Thunberg, 1792 / NE / ITIS 630218

2014 Lankayan (Borneo) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2014 Lankayan (Borneo) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2014 Lankayan (Borneo) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


2014 Lankayan (Borneo) ©mda (via INaturalist)	juvéniles, 2014 Lankayan (Borneo) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2014 Lankayan (Borneo) ©mda (via INaturalist)


2011 Egypt by Gianemilio Rusconi (via fishbase)	Diagramma pictum labiosum Queensland (Au) by Graham Edgar (via fishesofaustralia)	Diagramma pictum labiosum Queensland (Au) by Andrew J. Green (via fishesofaustralia)


subadult Diagramma pictum labiosum NSW (Au) by Ian V Shaw (via fishesofaustralia)	Diagramma pictum labiosum NSW (Au) by Ian V Shaw (via fishesofaustralia)	juvénile Diagramma pictum labiosum Sydney by John Turnbull (via fishesofaustralia)


Diagramma pictum labiosum NSW (Au) by Richard Ling (via fishesofaustralia)	2015 Tokyo by Zack (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2015 Komodo by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)


1995 Red Sea ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)		juvénile Diagramma pictum labiosum Sydney by John Turnbull (via fishesofaustralia)


1996 Red Sea ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	1995 Israel ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)


subadulte, 2009 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Bernard DUPONT (via Encyclopedia of Life)	intermédiaire, Thailand ©Chaloklum Diving (via Encyclopedia of Life)	juvénile, Thailand ©Chaloklum Diving (via Encyclopedia of Life)
Indo-WPacifiq & Red Sea	Diagramme voilier	tropical
fond très clair (slate-grey) avec des points et taches allongées bruns, en ligne horizontalement y compris sur dorsale et caudale; une ligne brune ±continue; juvéniles avec deux larges lignes longitudinales noires et le bas du ventre jaune; intermédiaire
<50m (jsq 170m) / 55cm (jsq 1m) / 6.3kg video	ovipare, dioecism, fécondation externe, openwater, distinct pairing during breeding, nonguarder	solitary or in groups; typiquement lagonaire; peu farouche
Diagramma pictum




Haemulon

Haemulon carbonarium 2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via INaturalist)	Haemulon chrysargyreum 2016 Florida ©Jeff S. (via INaturalist)	Haemulon flavolineatum 2007 Mexico by Estrada Anaya Rafael (via fishbase)


Haemulon parra 2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via INaturalist)	Haemulon plumieri 2016 Cozumel (Yucatan) ©mda (via INaturalist)	Haemulon sciurus 2011 by JC7001 (via Encyclopedia of Life)
Haemulon




Plectorhinchus

Plectorhinchus albovittatus 2000 Seychelles ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides 1995 Lizard Island (Au) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)


Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides juvénile, 1997 Palau ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia 2012 Queensland (Au) ©Pete Woodall (via INaturalist)


Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus 1979 Natal (S.Africa) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)		Plectorhinchus gaterinus 2012 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)


Plectorhinchus gibbosus 2016 Sydney by Ian Shaw (via Encyclopedia of Life)	Plectorhinchus lessonii 2014 Komodo by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)	Plectorhinchus lineatus 2000 Yonge Reef (Au) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)


Plectorhinchus obscurus 1995 Lizard Island (Au) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	Plectorhinchus picus 2008 Lord Howe Is. Great Barrier (Au) by Erik Schlogl (via Encyclopedia of Life)	Plectorhinchus playfairi 2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist)


Plectorhinchus polytaenia 2008 Philippines by Jnpet (via Wikimedia Commons)	Plectorhinchus schotaf Red Sea ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)


Plectorhinchus sordidus 2002 Bandar Khayran (Gulf of Oman) ©Field, Richard (via fishbase)	Plectorhinchus vittatus 2002 Tutuila (Samoa) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)
Plectorhinchus




Pomadasys olivaceus
fishbase / discoverlife	Synonymes Olive grunt	Day, 1875 / LC / ITIS 630274

11993 aquarium (Oman) ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)		2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist)
W-Indian	Goret olive	tropical
silver to greenish, darker above; dark blotch on upper opercle; young with yellowish fins, older specimens dusky
<50m / 55cm	oviparous, dioecism, fécondation externe, monogame, distinct pairing during breeding, nonguarder	Plentiful in tidal estuaries
Pomadasys olivaceus




Pomadasys taeniatus
fishbase	Synonymes Bronzestriped grunter	McKay & Randall, 1995 / LC / ITIS 630282

2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist)	2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist)	2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist)


2005 Mirbat (Oman) ©Field, Richard (via fishbase)	2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist)
Côte Sud de la péninsule Arabique	Bronzestriped grunt	temperate à sub-tropical
pale with numerous brown horizontal stripes along body from peduncle to snout
<3m / 25cm	oviparous, dioecism, fécondation externe, monogame, distinct pairing during breeding, nonguarder	inshore species found over rock-sand bottoms; usually in schools
Pomadasys taeniatus

MàJ 14/03/2023