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wrymouth (Cryptacanthodes maculatus)
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Ecological Illustration of wrymouth (Cryptacanthodes maculatus)
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Cryptacanthodidae

wrymouth

Cryptacanthodes maculatus

Red brown back with black dots

  • Temperate
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • North America
  • Large
  • Temperate fish

wrymouth is a marine fish of Western Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 97 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Perches and Allies
Family
Cryptacanthodidae
Genus
Cryptacanthodes
Water type
Marine
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