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Scup

Atlantic Angel Shark Distribution

NEAMAP Abundance Index

Scup - Stenotomus chrysops

*Information from FAO Species Identification Guide Western Central Atlantic*

Scup

Species Information

Size

Maximum to 46 cm, common to 25 cm; world game record 1.87 kg.

Habitat, biology, and fisheries

In coastal waters mostly over hard bottoms.Feeds on a variety of hard benthic invertebrates including crabs, sea urchins, bivalves, and gastropods.Caught mostly by otter trawl but also by pound nets and haul seines; significant recreational catches.

Distribution

Nova Scotia to Florida, but rare south of North Carolina.