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{{Speciesbox 
| image = Conodon nobilis.jpg
| status = LC 
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name = iucn>{{cite iucn | author1 = Anderson, W. | author2 = Claro, R. | author3 = Cowan, J. | author4 = Lindeman, K. | author5 = Padovani-Ferreira, B. | author6 =  Rocha, L.A. | author7 = Sedberry, G. | display-authors = 3 | year = 2015 | title = ''Conodon nobilis'' (errata version published in 2017) | page = e.T194414A115334448 | url = https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T194414A2333473.en | accessdate = 25 March 2021}}</ref>
| taxon = Conodon nobilis
| authority = [[Carolus Linnæus|Linnaeus]], 1758
| synonyms = *''Perca nobilis'' <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
*''Conodon antillanus'' <small>[[Georges Cuvier|G. Cuvier]], 1830</small>
| synonyms_ref = <ref name = Fishbase>{{Fishbase|Conodon|nobilis|month=December|year=2019}}</ref>
}}
'''''Conodon nobilis''''', the '''barred grunt''', is a species of marine [[ray-finned fish]], a [[Haemulidae|grunt]] belonging to the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Haemulidae]]. It is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean where it is a target species for some [[commercial fisheries]].

==Description==
''Conodon nobilis'' has a relatively robust, elongate, laterally compressed body with a large eye. The upper body is brownish, the abdomen is whitish and there are yellowish horizontal lines along the flanks. They normally show 8 wide dark vertical bars on the back. The soft-rayed part of the [[dorsal fin]], the [[anal fin]] and the [[pelvic fin]] are yellow.<ref name = STRI>{{cite web | url = https://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/caribbean/en/thefishes/species/3714 | title = Species: Conodon nobilis, Barred grunt | accessdate = 26 March 2021 | work = Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean online information | publisher = Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute}}</ref> The dorsal fin contains 12 spines and 13 soft rays while the anal fin contains 3 spines and 7 soft rays. This species attains a maximum [[Fish measurement|total length]] of {{cvt|33.6|cm}}, although {{cvt|25|cm}} is more typical.<ref name = Fishbase/>

==Distribution== 
''Conodon nobilis'' is found in the western Atlantic Ocean. It’s range extends from northeastern [[Florida]] to the upper [[Florida Keys]] and along the coasts of the [[Gulf of Mexico]] westwards from [[Louisiana]] to the northern [[Yucatan Peninsula]] of Mexico, south through the [[Caribbean Sea]] from [[Hispaniola]] to [[Tobago]]. It is also found along the coast of Central and South American from Mexico south to Argentina.<ref name = iucn/>

==Habitat and ecology==
''Conodon nobilis'' is found at depths down to {{cvt|100|m}}.<ref name = iucn/> It occurs largely in sandy coastal areas, although it is also found along rocky shores and in brackish and estuarine waters. It mainly uses the surf zone as a nursery instead of estuaries.<ref name = Pombo>{{cite journal | author1 = Maíra Pombo | author2 = Márcia Regina Denadai | author3 = Eduardo Bessa | author4 = Flávia Borges Santos | author5 = Vanessa Hermann de Faria | author6 = Alexander Turra | year = 2014 | title = The barred grunt ''Conodon nobilis'' (Perciformes: Haemulidae) in shallow areas of a tropical bight: spatial and temporal distribution, body growth and diet | url = https://hmr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1007/s10152-014-0387-2 | journal = Helgoland Marine Research | volume = 68 | pages = 271-279}}</ref> It feeds at night, mostly on small fishes and crustaceans, <ref name = iucn/> [[mysids]] being the most important crustaceans in the diet, with [[amphipods]] also beingimportant . Their appears to be a peak of recruitment into the Spring.<ref name = Pombo/>

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[[Category:Haemulidae]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1758]]