Common name of Sphoeroides maculatus
 
Common name Chicken-of-the-sea
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref.
Life stage product
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks Generally viewed as by-catch until the late 1950s and early 1960s. At present, they are trapped commercially by toad potters in the lower Chesapeake (contributed by FishBase user, Feb 2011).
 
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