| Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) |
| 12 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 80 m |
| Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and Bahamas to southeastern Brazil (Ref. 57756). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13. Lower side has4 square black blotches, each with red bar (yellowish in deep water) below it. |
| Inhabits rocky and weedy areas. Synchronously hermaphroditic. Feeds on caridean shrimp and small fish (Ref. 5521). |
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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 Ceará south to São Paulo, including Manuel Luiz Reefs, Zumbi Reefs, and Abrolhos Reefs (Ref. 57756). Expected to range further south to Santa Catarina (Ref. 40101). Traded as an aquarium fish at Fortaleza, Ceará (Ref. 49392). Also Ref. 35834, 40101. |
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