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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. [3]
Yellowtail rockfish over boot sponges in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sacntuary.. The Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (formerly Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary) protects the wildlife, habitats, and cultural resources of one of the most diverse and bountiful marine environments in the world, an area of 3,295 square miles off the northern and central ...
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 butterfishes.
The American butterfish ranges from the Atlantic coast of North America, from the offing of South Carolina and from coastal North Carolina waters to the outer coast of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton; northward as a stray to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, to the south and east coasts of Newfoundland; and southward to Florida in deep water. [3]
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) (Pacific pompano) Peprilus snyderi C. H. Gilbert & Starks ...
Peprilus simillimus is a saltwater fish.It prefers a subtropical climate and lives mainly in the Pacific Ocean, often over sandy bottoms in large schools.It is found at a depth from 9 m to 312 m (1,024 ft) below the surface of the water, but is most frequently seen in shallow waters.
Common Name Scientific Name Image Native Non-Native Notes Pacific Lamprey: Lampetra tridentata: River Lamprey: Lampetra ayresl: Pit-Klamath Brook Lamprey: Lampetra lethophaga
Map of California topography and geomorphic provinces California's major mountain ranges. California is a U.S. state on the western coast of North America. Covering an area of 163,696 sq mi (423,970 km 2), California is among the most geographically diverse states.