Wreckfish  (Polyprion americanus)

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Glossary

Demersal: Fish that live on or near the ocean bottom. They are often called benthic fish, groundfish, or bottom fish.
Spawning: The production or depositing of large quantities of eggs in water.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2007)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. FishBase (April, 2008)
    http://www.fishbase.org
  3. Bigelow, H.B. and Schroeder, W.C. (1953) Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. US Fish and Wildlife Service Fishery Bulletin, 74 (53): 1 - 577.
  4. Peres, M.B. and Klippel, S. (2003) Reproductive biology of the southwestern Atlantic wreckfish Polyprion americanus (Teleostei: Polyprionidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes, 68: 163 - 173.
  5. Machias, A., Somarakis, S., Papadroulakis, N., Spedicato, M.T., Suquet, M., Lembo, G. and Divanach, P. (2002) Settlement of the wreckfish (Polyprion americanus). Marine Biology, 142: 45 - 52.