Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Stromateidae Butterfishes

Genus: Peprilus

(See list of species below)

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7 species (see list below)

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Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Peprilus burti
[Gulf butterfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Peprilus medius
[Pacific harvestfish]

Photo by FAO

Peprilus ovatus
[Shining butterfish]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Peprilus paru
[American harvestfish]

Photo by FAO

Peprilus simillimus
[Pacific pompano]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Peprilus snyderi
[Salema butterfish]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Peprilus triacanthus
[Atlantic butterfish]

7 Species of Family Stromateidae with Genus Peprilus
(Butterfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1944	Peprilus burti	Gulf butterfish	Western Atlantic	25 TL
1869	Peprilus medius	Pacific harvestfish	Eastern Pacific	25 SL
1970	Peprilus ovatus	Shining butterfish	Eastern Central Pacific	20 SL
1758	Peprilus paru	American harvestfish	Western Atlantic	30 TL
1860	Peprilus simillimus	Pacific pompano	Northeast Pacific	28 SL
1904	Peprilus snyderi	Salema butterfish	Eastern Central Pacific	30 SL
1804	Peprilus triacanthus	Atlantic butterfish	Western Atlantic	30 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Stromateidae ButterfishesGenus: Peprilus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Stromateidae Butterfishes

Genus: Peprilus

(See list of species below)