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Haemulidae is a family of fishes in the order Acanthuriformes known commonly as grunts. It is made up of the two subfamilies Haemulinae (grunts) and Plectorhynchinae (sweetlips), which contain about 133 species in 19 genera around the world. These fishes are commonly found in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions, inhabiting marine, brackish, and sometimes fresh waters.

Subfamilies and genera
The family Haemulidae is divided into the following subfamilies and genera: • HaemulinaeAnisotremus Gill 1861 • Boridia Cuvier, 1830 • Brachydeuterus Gill, 1862 • Brachygenys Poey, 1868 • Conodon Cuvier, 1830 • Emmelichthyops Schultz, 1945 • Haemulon Cuvier, 1829 • Haemulopsis Steindachner, 1869 • Isacia Jordan & Fesler, 1893 • Microlepidotus Gill, 1862 • Orthopristis Girard, 1858 • Parakuhlia Pellegrin, 1913 • Paranisotremus Tavera, Acero & Wainwright, 2018 • Pomadasys Lacépède, 1802 • Rhencus Jordan & Evermann, 1896 • Rhonciscus Jordan & Evermann, 1896 • Xenichthys Gill, 1862 • PlectorhynchinaeDiagramma Oken, 1817 • Genyatremus Gill, 1862 • Parapristipoma Bleeker, 1873 • Plectorhinchus Lacépède, 1802 One of the earliest known fossil grunts is †Pomadasys sadeki (Joleaud & Cuvillier, 1933) (formerly placed in its own genus, Kemtichthys) from the Middle Eocene-aged Mokattam Formation of Egypt. ==See also==
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