Scup
Stenotomus chrysops
- Group: Other
- Max size: 46 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: NT
A schooling porgy that moves inshore in summer and offshore in winter, it grazes amphipods, worms, sand dollars and young squid. Reaching about 46 centimetres, it is a popular food fish though it has drawn rare reports of ciguatera. It is listed as near threatened.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Sparidae › Stenotomus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 159811.
FAQ
- Is the Scup dangerous to divers?
- The Scup is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Scup get?
- The Scup grows to about 46 cm.