French Grunt
Haemulon flavolineatum
A small tropical marine fish with distinctive yellow and blue horizontal stripes along its silvery body. French grunts are named for the grunting sounds they make by grinding their pharyngeal teeth.
French Grunt at a glance
- Scientific name
- Haemulon flavolineatum
- Typical size
- 6-12 inches, 0.5-1 lb
- Water
- Saltwater
- Habitat
- Reef
- Rarity in the Fishdex™
- Common
Habitat
French grunts inhabit coral reefs, rocky areas, and seagrass beds in shallow tropical waters. They typically school during the day around reefs and move to sandy areas at night to feed. Anglers catch them using small hooks with cut bait, shrimp, or squid while bottom fishing near reefs.
Catch one and it is yours
Log a french grunt through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your photo, your personal best, and the exact conditions on the day. The app also carries the slot and season rules for wherever you are standing.
How the Fishdex™ worksFrench Grunt questions people ask
French Grunt is Haemulon flavolineatum.
A typical french grunt runs 6-12 inches, 0.5-1 lb. Cobia records the length and weight of every french grunt you log and keeps your personal best on its Fishdex entry.
French grunts inhabit coral reefs, rocky areas, and seagrass beds in shallow tropical waters. They typically school during the day around reefs and move to sandy areas at night to feed. Anglers catch them using small hooks with cut bait, shrimp, or squid while bottom fishing near reefs. It is a salt water species, filed under reef in the Fishdex.
Yes. Log one through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your own photo, your personal best, and the conditions on the day you caught it. The app also carries the slot limits and season dates for wherever you are standing. It is free.
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