Peprilus

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Peprilus Higher classification Stromateidae Order Perciformes		Family Stromateidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Similar American butterfish, Peprilus paru, Stromateidae, Peprilus medius, Gulf butterfish

Peprilus is a genus of fish in the family Stromateidae found in Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:

Peprilus burti Fowler, 1944 (Gulf butterfish)

Peprilus crenulatus G. Cuvier, 1829

Peprilus medius (W. K. H. Peters, 1869) (Pacific harvestfish)

Peprilus ovatus Horn, 1970 (Shining butterfish)

Peprilus paru (Linnaeus, 1758) (American harvestfish)

Peprilus simillimus (Ayres, 1860) (Pacific pompano)

Peprilus snyderi C. H. Gilbert & Starks, 1904 (Salema butterfish)

Peprilus triacanthus (W. Peck, 1804) (Atlantic butterfish)

Peprilus xanthurus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

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