The burrito grunt has a deep, compressed body with a high back. The head is short and blunt with a small, low, horizontal mouth which has fleshy lips and jaws which are equipped with bands of teeth. The outer band of tee… See more

The burrito grunt is found in the eastern Pacific Oceans from central Baja and the Gulf of California to Peru and the Galapagos Islands, Cocos Island, Malpelo Island and the Revillagigedo Islands, it is, however, absent from … See more

The burrito grunt can be found at depths of 3 to 30 m (9.8 to 98.4 ft) (usually not below 12 m (39 ft)) on reefs, shoals spend the day hiding in crevices or caves during coming out at night to feed. it feeds largely on benthic inv… See more

The burrito grunt was first formally described in 1862 as Genytremus interruptus by the American ichthyologist Theodore Nicholas Gill (1837-1914) with the type locality given as Baja California. The specifi… See more