Bigeye grunt

Bigeye grunt
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Haemulidae
Genus:	Brachydeuterus T. N. Gill, 1862
Species:	B. auritus
Binomial name
Brachydeuterus auritus (Valenciennes, 1832)
Synonyms
Genus Otoperca Boulenger, 1915 Species Larimus auritus Valenciennes, 1832 Otoperca aurita (Valenciennes, 1832) Pristipoma macrophthalmus Bleeker, 1863

The bigeye grunt, Brachydeuterus auritus, is a species of grunt native to the Atlantic coast of Africa from Morocco to Angola, where it occurs at depths from 10 to 100 m (33 to 328 ft) (mostly between 15 and 80 m (49 and 262 ft)). This species inhabits areas with sandy or muddy substrates, remaining near the bottom during the day and moving into more open waters at night to feed. This species grows to 30 centimetres (12 in) in TL and is highly important as a commercial food fish. It is the only known member of its genus.