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Order - Perciformes; Family - Labridae; Genus - Lachnolaimus; Species - maximus

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Description

Order - Perciformes; Family - Labridae; Genus - Lachnolaimus; Species - maximus.Common name hogfish.

Credit

Andrew David, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC Panama City; Lance Horn, UNCW/NURC - Phantom II ROV operator.

Display Date

2004

Location

Atlantic Ocean, Southeast U.S. shelf/slope area

Collection

Fisheries

Life in the Sea

Sub-tropical to Temperate East Coast and Gulf Coast Fish

Keywords

Fisheries Species