|
Serranus atrobranchus (Cuvier, 1829) Blackear bass |
|
|
|
photo by
Wirtz, P. |
| 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: | ||||
| Biology: | Synchronously hermaphroditic. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 August 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||