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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sparidae Porgies

Genus: Stenotomus

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Stenotomus caprinus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Stenotomus caprinus
[Longspine porgy]

Photo by JJPhoto

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Stenotomus chrysops (Linnaeus, 1766)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Stenotomus chrysops
[Scup]
2 Species of Family Sparidae with Genus Stenotomus
(Porgies)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1882 Stenotomus caprinus Longspine porgy Western Atlantic 30 TL
1766 Stenotomus chrysops Scup Western Atlantic 46 TL



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