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Sebastidae
Atlantic thornyhead
Trachyscorpia cristulata
Venomous deepwater spines
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- North America
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
MediumAtlantic thornyhead is a marine fish found around Western Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 50 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Perches and Allies
- Family
- Sebastidae
- Genus
- Trachyscorpia
- Maximum length
- 50 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: Massachusetts and northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Florida in USA.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
