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scamp (Mycteroperca phenax)
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Epinephelidae

scamp

Mycteroperca phenax

One Hundred Seven Centimeters Epinephelid Fish of Mexican Waters

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

scamp is a marine fish found around Western Central Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 107 cm.

Maximum length
107 cm
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and east coast of US from North Carolina to Key West and along the southern shore of the Caribbean Sea. Juveniles are occasionally found as far north as Massachusetts.
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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