Queenfish
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This article is about the American usage of the term for fish. For the Southern hemisphere fish, see Scomberoides. For the United States submarine, see USS Queenfish.
The queenfish (Seriphus politus) is a species of fish in the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. It is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, where it occurs along the North American coastline from Oregon to Baja California; it has been recorded as far north as British Columbia.[2][1] Its centre of distribution is the Southern California Bight.[3] It is also known commonly as the queen croaker.[4] This is the only species in the monotypic genus Seriphus.[2]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Family: | Sciaenidae |
Genus: | Seriphus Ayres, 1860 |
Species: | S. politus |
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Seriphus politus Ayres, 1860 | |
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