Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Sparidae Porgies

Genus: Stenotomus

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Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Stenotomus caprinus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

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Stenotomus caprinus
[Longspine porgy]

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Western Atlantic
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Stenotomus chrysops (Linnaeus, 1766)

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Stenotomus chrysops
[Scup]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Stenotomus caprinus Longspine porgy Western Atlantic 30 TL 1882
Stenotomus chrysops Scup Western Atlantic 46 TL 1766



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