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Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean online information system: Species Data Report

Wed 06th Dec, 2023 10:42 pm

Species - Polyprion americanus
Habitat
Salinity
 
Marine
Marine Only
Inshore/Offshore
 
Inshore
Inshore Only
Water Column Position
 
Bottom
Habitat
 
Reef only
Rocks
Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
FishBase Habitat
 
Reef Associated
Feeding
Feeding Group
 
Carnivore
Data
Diet
 
Data
Bony fishes
Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
Octopus/squid/cuttlefish
Reproduction
Egg Type
 
Data
Pelagic
Pelagic larva
Zoogeography
Global Endemism
 
All species
Greater Caribbean non-endemic
Transatlantic (East+West Atlantic)
Regional Endemism
 
Also in Brazil
Continent
Continent only
Extends N + S of GC
Extends North of GC
Extends South of GC
GC non-endemic
All species
Residency
 
Vagrant
Climate Zone
 
Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
Temperate (>35N)
Conservation status
IUCN Red List
 
Data deficient
Listed
CITES
 
Not listed
Size
Length Max
 
200
Depth
Depth Range Min
 
42
Depth Range Max
 
1028

Range
Note: range polygons may be inaccurate for species known only from a few, widely scattered sites
Based on paint data
Latitude Limit N
Latitude Limit S
Longitude Limit W
Longitude Limit E
Latitudinal Range (N limit – S limit)0
Longitudinal Range (W limit – E limit)0
Range Midpoint (lat/long)0, 0
Range Polygon Area: Km2 0 sq km
Range Polygon Centroid (lat/long)-1, -1
Based on point data
Sampling-Point Count :12
Range Polygon Area: Km2:2,213,035 sq km
Range Polygon Centroid (lat/long):28.14855,-76.65675
Points
#LatLong
124-79.69
225.5-79.83
325.7151-79.2401
426.0715-79.8221
527.8998-79.4728
628.7787-79.6862
729.1568-88.4352
831.5-79
931.6324-78.4063
1031.6333-78.7667
1132.0068-64.8783
1232.2971-78.5616