Wreck fish, Deep Big-Eye 



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Wreckfish 

 Poly prion americanus (Bloch and Schneider) 



Color: Black or grayish brown. Tail fin edged with white. 

 Distribution: Known from temperate waters on both coasts 

 of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and the Indian Ocean. 

 Size: Reaches a length of at least 5 feet and a weight of 

 more than 100 pounds. 



General Information: The Wreckfish is said to be mostly 

 found in wrecks. Adults are not uncommon on the bottom 

 in depths greater than 1,800 feet. Small fish are occasion- 

 ally found under floating wreckage and debris in the 

 coastal waters from Virginia to Cape Cod. 

 Economic Importance: None. 



Deep Big-Eye 

 Pseudopriacanthus altus 



(Gill) 



This red, roundish fish is a West Indian species commonly 

 found in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico north to 

 South Carolina. The young stray north to Cape Cod and 



