| Family: |
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) |
| Max. size: |
66 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 4,300.0 g; max. reported age: 20 years |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range - 1 m, oceanodromous |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951) to Maine to northeastern Florida in USA and eastern Gulf of Mexico; reaches extreme southern Florida during cold winters. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Commonly found around rock jetties and on rocky bottoms in shallow water. Marketed fresh and eaten fried, broiled and baked (Ref. 9988). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
venomous |
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