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Longspine Porgy

Stenotomus caprinus Jordan & Gilbert 1882

Biology

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Found mainly on mud bottoms.
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Susan M. Luna
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Importance

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fisheries: minor commercial; price category: very high; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
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Distribution

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Western Atlantic: from North Carolina to Georgia in the USA and the Gulf of Mexico (from northern Florida to Yucatan).

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Habitat

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benthic

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