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Malacanthidae
slang-dang
Malacanthus plumieri
Builds mound and enters
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Central America and the Caribbean
- North America
- South America
- Elongated
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Elongated
Largeslang-dang is a marine fish from Western Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 70 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Malacanthidae
- Genus
- Malacanthus
- Maximum length
- 70 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: North Carolina (USA), Gulf of Mexico, and throughout the Caribbean to Rio de la Plata, Uruguay. Southeast Atlantic: Ascension Island.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
