Quick facts about this giant deep sea predator! The Atlantic wreckfish (Polyprion americanus, stone bass). Atlantic wreckfish facts! Atlantic wreckfish are large, deep-water predators that are found in the Atlantic Ocean from Newfoundland to Argentina and Norway to South Africa, along with some areas in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They are frequently found in waters in the twilight zone. They like to lurk in caves and under overhangs near the seafloor. They are commonly spotted near rough, ro