Stenotomus caprinus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Longspine porgy
photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Family:  Sparidae (Porgies)
Max. size:  30 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 5 - 185 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: North Carolina to Georgia in the USA and the Gulf of Mexico (from northern Florida to Yucatan).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found mainly on mud bottoms.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 30 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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