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Stenotomus caprinus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Longspine porgy
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Stenotomus: Greek, stenos = narrow + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.
Etymology: Stenotomus: Greek, stenos = narrow + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 185 m. Subtropical; 37°N - 20°N, 98°W - 74°W
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Western Atlantic: North Carolina to Georgia in the USA and the Gulf of Mexico (from northern Florida to Yucatan).
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Maturity: Lm 10.8, range 9 - 12.5 cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251); common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3815)
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251); common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3815)
Found mainly on mud bottoms.
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Main reference
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 30 March 2011
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Harmless
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Fisheries: minor commercial
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