Pigfish

Family Haemulidae, GRUNTS
Orthopristis chrysoptera

Description: gray, often with a bluish cast; many bronze to yellowish spots, dashes, and other small markings; mouth small, ending below front nostril.

Size: to 38 cm (15 in.).

Where found: bay and banks; not on reefs in water less than 60 ft.

*The Florida records quoted are from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and are not necessarily the most current ones. The records are provided as only as a benchmark.