Wreckfish
The wreckfishes are a family, Polyprionidae, of perciform fishes.
They are deep-water marine fishes and can be found on the ocean bottom, where they inhabit caves and shipwrecks. Their scientific name is from Greek
poly meaning "many" and
prion meaning "saw", a references to their prominent spiny fins.
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The wreckfishes are a family, Polyprionidae, of perciform fishes.
They are deep-water marine fishes and can be found on the ocean bottom, where they inhabit caves and shipwrecks. Their scientific name is from Greek poly meaning "many" and prion meaning "saw", a references to their prominent spiny fins.
