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==External links==
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*[http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1131 Caesar's Grunt on FishBase]
*[http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1131 Caesar's Grunt on FishBase]
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Caesar's Grunt
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Haemulidae
Genus: Haemulon
Species: H. carbonarium
Binomial name
Haemulon carbonarium
Poey, 1860

The Caesar's Grunt or Caesar Grunt (Haemulon carbonarium) is a Caribbean fish in the family Haemulidae. It occurs in clear rocky or coral reefs and mangroves, often forming schools, and is pale grey above, with a darker grey belly. It has yellow stripes along its sides, and bronze-yellow stripes and spots on its head. Its fins and snout are brownish. It grows up to 36cm in length. It feeds nocturnally on crabs, gastropods, starfish, and annelid worms.

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