Haemulidae

Haemulidae is a family of fishes in the order Perciformes known commonly as grunts. It is made up of the two subfamilies Haemulinae (grunters) and Plectorhynchinae (sweetlips), which in turn contain about 133 species in 19 genera. These fish are found in tropical fresh, brackish, and salt waters around the world. They are bottom-feeding predators, and named for the ability of Haemulinae to produce sound by grinding their teeth. They also engage in mutualistic relationship with cleaner gobies of genus Elacatinus, allowing them to feed on ectoparasites on their bodies.

Subfamilies and genera
The family Haemulidae is divided into the following subfamilies and genera:


 * Haemulinae
 * Anisotremus Gill 1861
 * Boridia Cuvier, 1830
 * Brachydeuterus Gill, 1862
 * Conodon Cuvier, 1830
 * Emmelichthyops Schultz, 1945
 * Haemulon Cuvier, 1829
 * Haemulopsis Steindachner, 1869
 * Inermia Poey, 1860
 * Isacia Jordan & Fesler, 1893
 * Microlepidotus Gill, 1862
 * Orthopristis Girard, 1858
 * Parakuhlia Pellegrin, 1913
 * Pomadasys Lacépède, 1802
 * Xenichthys Gill, 1862
 * Xenistius Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
 * Xenocys Jordan & Bollman, 1890
 * Plectorhynchinae
 * Diagramma Oken, 1817
 * Genyatremus Gill, 1862
 * Parapristipoma Bleeker, 1873
 * Plectorhinchus Lacépède, 1802