Longnose armoured searobin

Peristedion antillarum

Peristediid Fish of Western Central Atlantic

Offshore
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
Medium

Longnose armoured searobin is known around Western Central Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and records give a maximum length of 18 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Peristediidae
Genus: Peristedion
Maximum length: 18 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Antilles, including the Straits of Florida, and from Honduras to Panama on offshore banks.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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