Butterfish
Peprilus tricanthus
Size
to 12"
Habitat
Coastal waters.
Baby Butterfish are often found sheltering in the tentacles of stinging jellyfishes, to which they are not immune. One slip and they're dead!
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- 1966 - Master Marine, Inc., Bayou La Bâtre AL USA
- Specs:
- ( 79 ft ) 129 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Sunday Sept 20, 1998 - Hempstead Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°31.106' -73°33.439'
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