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Sciaenidae
northern kingfish
Menticirrhus saxatilis
Forty Six Centimeters Sciaenid Fish of Western Atlantic
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Atlantic Ocean
- North America
- Fusiform
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Fusiform
Mediumnorthern kingfish is a fish of Western Atlantic. The species occupies estuaries and brackish water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 46 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Sciaenidae
- Genus
- Menticirrhus
- Maximum length
- 46 cm
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: Massachusetts to southern Florida in USA and Gulf of Mexico to Yucatan in Mexico.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
