Blackmouth ocean bass
(Synagrops bellus)

Classification

Species: Synagrops bellus
Genus: Synagrops
Family: Synagropidae - Splitfin ocean-basses
Order: Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Blackmouth ocean bass
Habitat: Saltwater
Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
Native to coasts of: Africa, Europe, North America, South America
Distribution: Sargasso Sea, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Guinea to Nigeria.

Western Atlantic: Canada and Bermuda to Rio Grande do Sul including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.

Max length: 23 cm

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