| Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) |
| 8 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 402 m |
| Western Atlantic: Greater Antilles to Uruguay. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13 |
| A solitary species (Ref. 26340) inhabiting rocky and coral reefs and seagrass beds (Ref. 9710). Synchronously hermaphroditic. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Ranges from Paraíba south to Santa Catarina, including Manuel Luiz Reefs and Abrolhos Reefs (Ref. 57756). Traded as an aquarium fish at Fortaleza, Ceará (Ref. 49392). Also Ref. 12736, 13442. |
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