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Sand perch
Diplectrum formosum
- Saltwater
- Max length
- 37 cm
Classification
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Serranidae
- Genus
- Diplectrum
Distribution
- Atlantic, Northwest
- Atlantic, Southwest
- Atlantic, Western Central
About the sand perch
Diplectrum, commonly known as sand perches, is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes which is a member of the subfamily Serraninae of the family Serranidae, which includes the groupers and anthias.
Distribution
There are 12 species distributed in the western Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Description from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA.
Where the sand perch lives
Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).
Also known as
- Sand seabass
- Serrano arenero
Where to catch sand perch
- Cape Cod Bay United States Bay · Massachusetts
- Cape Fear River United States River · North Carolina
- Chesapeake Bay United States Estuary · Maryland and Virginia
- Delaware Bay United States Bay · Delaware-New Jersey
- Florida Bay (Everglades) United States Bay · Florida
- Florida Keys United States Coast · Florida
