title: Microlepidotus
text: # Microlepidotus
  
  Microlepidotus is a genus of grunts native to the Pacific coast of North America. The currently recognized species in this genus are:
  
  * Microlepidotus brevipinnis (Steindachner, 1869) (humpback grunt)
  * Microlepidotus inornatus T. N. Gill, 1862 (wavyline grunt)
  