Habitat: Western Atlantic Ocean along coastline of North America
Diet: Jellyfish, squids, crustaceans and worms
Fun Facts:
- Like many fish, Butterfish spend the beginning of their life growing in estuaries and other nearshore waters before moving to the Ocean as adults
- Butterfish form schools as a form of defense against predators
- Humans are predators of butterfish: they get their name from the fact that they are high in fat and reportedly delicious when cooked