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Porkfish

Anisotremus virginicus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 16, February 4, March 6, April 4, May 5, June 0, July 3, August 4, September 1, October 4, November 3, December 7.
United States15,138
Brazil57
Mexico30
Quintana Roo24
Puerto Rico22
Rio de Jeneiro17
Sao Paulo17
Panama16
Provincia de Bocas del Toro14
Pernambuco5

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderButterflyfishes, Angelfishes, and Allies · Acanthuriformes
FamilyGrunts · Haemulidae
GenusAnisotremus

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