OSL-Marine Species Identification Guide for the St. Lawrence

Marine Species
of the St. Lawrence

Fishes • Species

Peprilus triacanthus

Butterfish, Dollarfish - Stromatée à fossettes

Characteristics:

• blue back, silver flanks

• oval, flattened body

• forked tail

• a southern species

May be mistaken for: nil

Family:
Stromateidae

Type of measure:
Total mm

Maximum size:
300 mm

territory covered territory not covered

territory not covered