Species catalogue
Home / Catálogo de especies / Wreckfish

Wreckfish

Order Acropomatiformes
Family Plyprionidae

This fish, with bluish-grey colouration on the upper part and lighter on the lower part with a silvery sheen, exhibits fins with a blackish-brown tone that adds contrast to its appearance. During its juvenile stage, it is characterized by the presence of black spots on both the head and body. Its body, tall and compressed, gives it an imposing presence in its aquatic environment. The mouth, considerably large, is in proportion to its head, which in turn features a rough bony ridge along the upper part of the gill cover.

Characteristics
FAO code
WRF
Specie
Polyprion americanus
Type
White fish
FAO Fishing Areas
  • Área 21: Atlantic
  • Área 27: Atlantic
  • Área 31: Atlantic
  • Área 34: Atlantic
  • Area 37: Mediterranean and Black Sea
  • Área 41: Atlantic
  • Área 47: Atlantic
  • Área 51: Indian Ocean
  • Área 81:Pacific
  • Eastern Central.
  • Northeast.
  • Northwest.
  • Southeast
  • Southwest.
  • Western
  • Western Central.
International denominations
Germany Steinbarsch
France Cernier commun
Italy Cernia
Portugal Cherne
United Kingdom Wreckfish
Fishing arts
Hooks
Traws

Download QR code and include it in your packaging

Download
Privacy summary

SPANISH ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALERS, IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS AND PROCESSORS OF FISHERY AND AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS - CONXEMAR

A cookie is a small information file that is stored on your computer, smartphone or tablet every time you visit our website. Some cookies are ours and others belong to external companies that provide services for our website.

Cookies can be of various types: technical cookies are necessary for our website to function, do not require your permission and are the only ones we have enabled by default.

The other cookies are used to improve our website, to personalise it based on your preferences, or to be able to show you advertising tailored to your searches, tastes and personal interests. You can accept all these cookies by clicking on the ACCEPT button, reject them by clicking on the REJECT button or configure them by clicking on the COOKIES CONFIGURATION section.

For more information, please see the COOKIES POLICY on our website.