# Haemulon parra

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Species of fish

Sailor's grunt Bayahíbe, Dominican Republic Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Acanthuriformes Family: Haemulidae Genus: Haemulon Species: H. parra Binomial name Haemulon parra (Desmarest, 1823) Synonyms Diabasis parra Desmarest, 1823 Haemulon parrai (Desmarest, 1823)

***Haemulon parra***, also known by the common names **sailor's grunt** and **sailor's choice**, is a species of [grunt](/source/Haemulidae) native to the [Atlantic Ocean](/source/Atlantic_Ocean).

## Taxonomy

*Haemulon parra* was described in 1823 by [Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest](/source/Anselme_Ga%C3%ABtan_Desmarest). Its genus name comes from the [Greek](/source/Greek_language) *haimaleos*, meaning "bloody."[2] The specific epithet is a [Latin](/source/Latin) word for "[sparrow](/source/Old_World_sparrow)."

## Description

This species has a dull head with a medium-to-small-sized mouth. It does not have fleshy lips, and a part of the eye near the back is covered by scales. Its chin has two small openings and one furrow in the middle. The eye's edges are commonly either yellow or bronze. In color, adults are a mixture of silver and grey covered with dotted black stripes running laterally. Juveniles have four black stripes over white and a spot on their tail fin. The maximum length recorded is 41.2 cm (16.2 in).[3]

## Distribution

*Haemulon parra* is found in the Western [Atlantic Ocean](/source/Atlantic_Ocean), from [Florida](/source/Florida) to [Brazil](/source/Brazil), also entering the [Gulf of Mexico](/source/Gulf_of_Mexico).[2]

## Behavior

The sailor's grunt prefers reefs and hard bottoms, and resides in depths from 0–80 m (0–262 ft). Juveniles are more attracted to [seagrass](/source/Seagrass) beds.[3] Adults are known to school and can be seen in more open areas.

It feeds at night, eating mollusks and fish.[2]

## Human use

It is sometimes fished commercially, although the market is minor. *H. parra* can be also found in aquariums.

## Conservation

*Haemulon parra* was evaluated by the [International Union for Conservation of Nature](/source/International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature) in March 2011, which placed it as [Least Concern](/source/Least-concern_species) on the [IUCN Red List](/source/IUCN_Red_List).[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-iucn_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-iucn_1-1) IUCN (2011-03-01). ["Haemulon parra: Anderson, W., Claro, R., Cowan, J., Lindeman, K., Padovani-Ferreira, B., Robertson, R., Rocha, L.A. & Sedberry, G.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T194421A115336482"](http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/194421/0). *IUCN Red List*. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2305/iucn.uk.2015-4.rlts.t194421a2334040.en](https://doi.org/10.2305%2Fiucn.uk.2015-4.rlts.t194421a2334040.en). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180601211509/http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/194421/0) from the original on 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2023-07-08.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-fishbase_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-fishbase_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-fishbase_2-2) ["Haemulon parra, Sailor's grunt"](https://www.fishbase.se/summary/1139). *[FishBase](/source/FishBase)*. Retrieved 2023-07-07.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-smithsonian_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-smithsonian_3-1) ["Shorefishes - The Fishes - Species"](https://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/caribbean/en/thefishes/species/3726). *Smithsonian*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230708045913/https://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/caribbean/en/thefishes/species/3726) from the original on 2023-07-08. Retrieved 2023-07-08.

Taxon identifiers Haemulon parra Wikidata: Q968535 BOLD: 111895 CoL: 3J97H FishBase: 1139 GBIF: 2382511 iNaturalist: 317131 IRMNG: 10726585 ITIS: 169074 IUCN: 194421 NCBI: 531327 OBIS: 275731 Open Tree of Life: 115721 WoRMS: 275731 Diabasis parra Wikidata: Q107328639 CoL: 356RN GBIF: 5209601 WoRMS: 317690

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