| Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) |
| 12.7 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 23 m |
| Western Central Atlantic: rare along the most of the continental western Caribbean, becoming occasional in the vicinity of Panama; Bahamas, Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, and islands off Venezuela. Absent from Florida, Marquesas Keys and the Dry Tortugas (USA); records from Texas, USA are almost certainly misidentified juveniles of Epinephelus sp. |
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Body blackish in color (intensity of the black can vary from bluish to brownish). All fins pigmented. Pectoral fins rarely yellow. Caudal fin bright yellow. |
| A solitary species (Ref. 26340) found near the bottom of coral rich areas (Ref. 9710). Feeds on crustaceans and fishes (Ref. 26180). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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