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Reef Fishes of the Keys

Tomtate

Haemulon aurolineatum

A small reef grunt that swarms Florida's wrecks and ledges and ends up in plenty of bait buckets. Silvery-white with bronze stripes down the side and a big round dark blotch at the base of the tail.

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Format Print

Museum-grade 100% cotton rag fine art paper (Hahnemuhle or equivalent), archival pigment inks rated for generations.

Paper Cotton Rag
Size 16 × 20 in
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Layout
Label detail Classic

The common and Latin name, as on every Still Tide print. No extra charge.

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  • Archival pigment inks, rated for generations
  • 30-day happiness guarantee, free reprints for transit damage
  • Scientifically verified specimen, never redrawn
Drawn true: what we verified

This specimen passed a feature-by-feature check against real photographs of adult fish:

  • Yellow-bronze stripe from the snout through the eye to the tail base, with a narrower stripe above it
  • Large, round, sharply defined dark blotch at the base of the tail
  • Silvery-white body with faint fine yellowish lines along the scale rows
  • Pale, whitish fins and a forked tail
  • No blue stripes on the head

See the for this specimen. Approved specimens are locked and never redrawn.

How to tell it apart

Not to be confused with: White grunt

White grunt has blue stripes on the head. The tomtate's head is plain, with bronze stripes only.

Not to be confused with: Pigfish

Pigfish is deeper-bodied, with speckled sides and no tail blotch.

Identification notes, not regulatory advice. Check MyFWC.com before you keep a fish.

Field notes
Table quality★★☆☆☆
Grows to11 in
Where foundPanhandle, Big Bend, Southwest, Keys, Southeast, East Central, Northeast
Florida legal sizeNo size limit
Daily bag, per person2 (or 100 lb, whichever is more)
FamilyHaemulidae

Choose Naturalist or Field guide label detail above to print these beneath the specimen. Florida recreational rules from MyFWC.com, as of Sept. 25, 2026; Gulf and Atlantic, state and federal waters can differ. Always check MyFWC before you keep a fish. Sizes: FishBase maximum or the IGFA all-tackle record.

Materials & sizes
  • Archival Matte. Heavyweight archival matte paper and pigment inks. Printed with a narrow ivory border to frame yourself.
  • Cotton Rag. Museum-grade 100% cotton rag fine art paper (Hahnemuhle or equivalent), archival pigment inks rated for generations.
  • Framed. Cotton rag print behind a white bevelled mat in a solid-wood frame with shatter-resistant acrylic. Arrives ready to hang.
  • Canvas. Gallery-wrapped canvas on 1.25" stretcher bars with an ivory mirrored edge. Ready to hang.
  • Metal. Dye-infused aluminium with a satin finish and a float mount. Salt-air and humidity tolerant, made for life by the ocean.

Sizes are the printed sheet. Framed pieces add a 1.5″ mat and about 1″ of frame on every side.

Shipping & returns

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If anything arrives damaged or isn't right, tell us within 30 days and we'll reprint it or refund you. Full policy.

Field notes in the Field Book
Records, a map of where it lives and how deep, how to fish it and FWC limits. The Companion Edition ($45) binds the fish you choose, with your name on the title page.

Home waters: The Florida Keys, Tampa Bay & Southwest Gulf, Panhandle & Big Bend, Treasure Coast & Palm Beaches, Miami & Biscayne Bay, Northeast Florida. Collections: Reef Fishes of the Keys.

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Reef Fishes of the Keys
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