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Queenfish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Sciaenidae |
| Genus: | Seriphus Ayres, 1860 |
| Species: | S. politus
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| Seriphus politus Ayres, 1860
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The queenfish (Seriphus politus) is a species of fish in the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. It is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, where it occurs along the North American coastline from Oregon to Baja California; it has been recorded as far north as British Columbia.[2][1] Its centre of distribution is the Southern California Bight.[3] It is also known commonly as the queen croaker.[4] This is the only species in the monotypic genus Seriphus.[2] A fossil relative, S. lavenbergi, is known from the Late Miocene-aged Puente Formation of the Los Angeles Basin.[5]
- ^ a b Chao, L.; Espinosa-Perez, H. (2020). "Seriphus politus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T183750A131076324. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T183750A131076324.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Seriphus politus. FishBase. 2017.
- ^ DeMartini, E. E., et al. (1985). Diel and depth variations in the sex-specific abundance, size composition, and food habits of queenfish, Seriphus politus (Sciaenidae). NOAA Fishery Bulletin 83, no. 2. 171-85.
- ^ Chao, L. & Espinosa, H. 2010. Seriphus politus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010. Downloaded on 29 September 2017.
- ^ California Academy of Sciences (1890). Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco : California Academy of Sciences.
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