Species No | Category | Common_Name | Species Name | Length (cm) | Length_In | Notes | Graphic |
90,160.00 | Spadefish | Atlantic Spadefish | Chaetodiperus faber | 90.00 | 35.43 |
Found in mid-water areas around reefs, wrecks and bridges. The tiny, all-black juveniles drift motionless in the shallows, looking like leaves and pods of mangrove.
Edibility is good. Range is Bermuda, New England to Brazil, and the Gulf of Mexico. |
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