 | This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. (December 2021) |
| Gulf butterfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Stromateidae |
| Genus: | Peprilus |
| Species: | P. burti
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| Binomial name | |
| Peprilus burti Fowler, 1944
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The Gulf butterfish (Peprilus burti) is a fish species of the family Stromateidae found in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of the Eastern United States.[2]
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