Gulf Butterfish
Peprilus burti
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
The Gulf butterfish is a fish species of the family Stromateidae found in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of the Eastern United States. It has a deep, compressed body with long fins and a forked tail. They are commercially important as food and are listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Stromateidae
- Genus
- Peprilus