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| Scientific Name | Polyprion americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | America. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 2100mm or 82.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Eastern Atlantic: Norway to South Africa, including the Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Madeira, Cape Verde, and Tristan da Cunha. Western Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada and Gulf of Maine to North Carolina, USA. Recorded from Uruguay to Argentina. Western Indian Ocean: St. Paul and Amsterdam islands. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2003. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae, pp 205. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up P. americanus on Fishbase |
 | Look up P. americanus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. americanus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
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| Last Update | 2022 May 21 02:08 (species record created: 2021 Dec 26 05:13) |