Atlantic Wreckfish
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Scientific name | Polyprion americanus |
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Phylum | Chordata |
Higher classification | Polyprion |
Order | Perch-like fishes |
Rank | Species |
Family | Polyprionidae |
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ID | 2076058 |
About Atlantic Wreckfish
The Atlantic wreckfish, Polyprion americanus, is a marine, bathydemersal, and oceanodromous fish in the family Polyprionidae. It is found in the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean, western Indian Ocean, and the southwest Pacific Ocean. It is also known as stone bass, because it inhabits rocky ledges and wrecks.