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Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin, 1789)

Sea raven
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Hemitripterus americanus
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Atlantic sea raven, Gurnet, Puff-belly
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Present in the continental shelf waters off the northeastern United States (Ref. 37512).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Agonidae (Poachers) > Hemitripterinae
Etymology: Hemitripterus: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, tres, tria = three + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Gmelin.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 2 - 180 m.   Temperate; ? - 16°C (Ref. 27549); 58°N - 36°N, 76°W - 50°W

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