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hardhead (Micropogonias undulatus)
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Ecological Illustration of hardhead (Micropogonias undulatus)
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Sciaenidae

hardhead

Micropogonias undulatus

Sciaenid Fish from One Hundred Meters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

hardhead is known from Western Atlantic as a fish. It occurs in estuaries and brackish water.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family
Sciaenidae
Genus
Micropogonias
Body shape
fusiform
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