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, Great Lakes ore carrier, USA
- Built:
- 1888, Quayle & Sons, Cleveland OH USA
- Specs:
- ( 255 x 40 ft ) 1825 gross tons, 19 crew
- Sunk:
- Friday March 6, 1914
foundered in rough seas - no casualties - Depth:
- 75 ft
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