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Polyprionidae
stonefish
Polyprion americanus
Juveniles congregate below floating objects
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- Europe
- North America
- Oceania
- South America
- Fusiform
- Large
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Fusiform
Largestonefish is a migratory fish found around Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 210 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Oceanic Basses
- Family
- Polyprionidae
- Genus
- Polyprion
- Maximum length
- 210 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Eastern Atlantic: Norway to South Africa (Ref. 6633 ), including the Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Madeira, Cape Verde, and Tristan da Cunha. Western Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada and Gulf of Maine to North Carolina, USA (Ref. 7251 ). Recorded from Uruguay to Argentina (Ref. 9050 ). Western Indian Ocean: St. Paul and Amsterdam islands (Ref. 6633 ). Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755 , 9072 ).
- Conservation status
- DDData Deficient
Class
Family
Conservation status
