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Updated 5/13/2013

Family Haemulidae

WESTERN ATLANTIC

Anisotremus virginicus

Grand Bahama Island, 35 feet

Benwood wreck, Key Largo, FL, 40 feet

 

Benwood wreck, Key Largo, FL, 40 feet

 

French Reef, Key Largo, 45 feet

French Reef, Key Largo, 45 feet

Juvenile, Stock Island, FL, 5 feet

PORKFISH

Common in aggregations on reefs.  Attains 12 inches.  Florida to Brazil, introduced to Bermuda.