| haemulon | (n) type genus of the Haemulidae, Syn. genus Haemulon |
| cottonwick | (n) of warm Atlantic waters, Syn. Haemulon malanurum |
| margate | (n) a grunt with a red mouth that is found from Florida to Brazil, Syn. Haemulon album |
| sailor's-choice | (n) a grunt found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico, Syn. sailors choice, Haemulon parra |
| spanish grunt | (n) a kind of grunt, Syn. Haemulon macrostomum |
| tomtate | (n) found off the West Indies and Florida, Syn. Haemulon aurolineatum |