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Genyatremus luteus

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

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Genus
  
GenyatremusT. N. Gill, 1862

Similar
  
Conodon, Haemulopsis, Conodon nobilis, Perciformes, Orthopristis

Genyatremus luteus, the Torroto grunt, is a species of grunt native to the Atlantic coast of South America from Colombia to Brazil. This species prefers brackish waters of estuaries with a mud or sand substrate down to about 40 m (130 ft), but has also been caught in marine waters. This species grows to 37 cm (15 in) in TL, though most do not exceed 25 cm (9.8 in). This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. It is the only known member of its genus.

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Genyatremus luteus Wikipedia


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