wreckfish


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wreckfish

(ˈrɛkˌfɪʃ)
n, pl -fish or -fishes
(Animals) another name for stone bass
[so called because it is often found near wrecked ships]
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Noun1.wreckfish - brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks
sea bass - any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin
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h Az how Seafood is the cuisine Azorians are most known for, however, with tuna steak a staple on every menu, as well as more exotic delicacies such as stingray, limpet, and wreckfish.
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The main species reported to prey on adult Jasus frontalis are wreckfish (Polyprion oxigeneios), flounder (Pleuronectes sp.), dogfish (Squalus fernandinus), and other sharks (Arana 1974); however, no study refers to the identity of species that feed on juveniles of this species.
Polyprion americanus (Bloch & Schneider 1801), Wreckfish. A 134-cm TL individual weighing 45.5 kg was captured by commercial fishermen in Oct.
(locally known as pargo) and wreckfish, Polyprion americanus (locally known as cherne).
His menus currently lack the "fish we love down here," meaning snapper, grouper, and wreckfish, because prices are so high; instead, they feature a hodgepodge of wild species, such as tuna, mahimahi, and tilefish.