Porkfish Anisotremus virginicus

Photo: Larry Morin

Classification

Haemulidae [family]

Anisotremus [genus] (2)

virginicus [species]

Classification

Haemulidae [family]

Anisotremus [genus] (2)

virginicus [species]

Names

English name	Porkfish
Papiamento name	Bandera Espagnol
Alternative Papiamento name	Boneknap
Valid name	Anisotremus virginicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonym	Pristipoma virginicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Chordata [phylum] Chordates
  - Teleostei [class] Bony fish
    - Eupercaria incertae sedis [order]
      - Haemulidae [family] Grunts
        
        Anisotremus Gill, 1861 [genus]
        
        Anisotremus virginicus (Linnaeus, 1758) [species] Porkfish