Chicken Grunt
Parapristipoma trilineatum
- Group: Other
- Max size: 40 cm
- For divers: safe
This grunt prefers warm, salty water along rocky shores and makes seasonal moves between inshore and offshore grounds. Reaching about 40 centimetres, it is reared and released to support fisheries in Japan.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Haemulidae › Parapristipoma
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 273480.
FAQ
- Is the Chicken Grunt dangerous to divers?
- The Chicken Grunt is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Chicken Grunt get?
- The Chicken Grunt grows to about 40 cm.