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The American butterfish is similar in appearance to its close relative, the harvestfish (Peprilus alepidotus), but can be distinguished by its much lower dorsal and tail fin. This fish is a lead-blue color above with pale sides and a silvery belly. It often has dark, irregular spots. It is generally 6–9 in (15–23 cm), though some ...
Peprilus longipinnis (Mitchill, 1815) Peprilus paru, ( harvestfish or American harvestfish; [1] syn. Peprilus alepidotus ), [2] also occasionally known by a few local names as star butter fish or sometimes even simply as butterfish, is a marine, benthopelagic, circular-shaped and deep-bodied fish classified in the family Stromateidae of ...
The family Stromateidae or butterfish contains 15 species of fish in three genera. Butterfishes live in coastal waters off the Americas, western Africa and in the Indo-Pacific. The endemic New Zealand species Odax pullus is commonly called butterfish, but is from a separate family Odacidae. The Japanese butterfish Psenopsis anomala is from the ...
American anglerfish (Lophius americanus) Easily the homeliest fish in the water; Prefers the deepest parts of the estuary and Sandy Hook. Sold in local farmer's markets as monkfish, even though it is not a monkfish in strictu senso. American butterfish (Peprilus triacanthus) American eel (Anguilla rostrata)-Numbers are low; currently on IUCN ...
Habitat. Gulf butterfish form large loose schools across the continental shelf over sand/mud bottoms; depth ranges from 2 to 275 m at least, but are most abundant at 155 to 225 m. They are found near the bottom during the day, and migrate into the water column at night. Juveniles are often found under floating weeds and with jellyfish.
Escolar. The escolar, Lepidocybium flavobrunneum, a species of fish in the family Gempylidae, is found in deep (200–885 metres, or 656–2,904 ft) tropical and temperate waters around the world. It is also known as snake mackerel, walu walu (Hawaiian, sometimes written waloo), and is sometimes sold as "butterfish" or "white tuna". [2]
The sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) is one of two members of the fish family Anoplopomatidae and the only species in the genus Anoplopoma. [1] In English, common names for it include sable (US), butterfish (US), black cod (US, UK, Canada), blue cod (UK), bluefish (UK), candlefish (UK), coal cod (UK), snowfish (ปลาหิมะ; Thailand), coalfish (Canada), beshow, and skil (Canada ...
There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus: Peprilus burti Fowler, 1944 (Gulf butterfish) Peprilus crenulatus G. Cuvier, 1829 [1] Peprilus medius ( W. K. H. Peters, 1869) (Pacific harvestfish) Peprilus ovatus Horn, 1970 (Shining butterfish) Peprilus paru ( Linnaeus, 1758) (American harvestfish) Peprilus simillimus ( Ayres, 1860 ...