Family: |
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) |
Max. size: |
19 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 10 - 219 m |
Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to northern Brazil (Ref. 7251), southern Brazil to Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul (Ref. 47377). |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Synchronously hermaphroditic. |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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