Scamp (Mycteroperca phenax)

Scientific name: Mycteroperca phenax Jordan & Swain, 1884

Scamp (Mycteroperca phenax)

The Scamp (Mycteroperca phenax) is a brackish-water fish of the family Serranidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Mycteroperca phenax
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
107
Common length
30.0
Depth range
30–100 m (98–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; oceanodromous; depth range 30 - 100 m, usually 30 - 100 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and east coast of US from North Carolina to Key West and along the southern shore of the Caribbean Sea. Juveniles are occasionally found as far north as Massachusetts.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC), IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.09-0.17; tmax=21)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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