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:
- shipwreck, sailing ship, USA
- Built:
- 1876
- Specs:
- ( 180 ft ) 986 tons, 10 crew
- Sunk:
- Friday March 27, 1914
ran aground - no casualties - Depth:
- 20 ft
Probably sanded-in by beach restoration work
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