| Family: |
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) |
| Max. size: |
36 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 670.0 g |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 3 - 80 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania south to Senegal, including Canary Is. (Ref. 133133); including Morocco, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau and southwards to Angola. Reports of this species from Madeira and the Azores are unsubstantiated (Ref. 126427). |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Occurs on sandy and rocky bottoms. Reported to be a secondary fishery resource which is exploited all year round by local small-scale fisheries with hook-and-line, traps and trammel nets, and its landings showed no notable trend over the period of 2014-2019, yielding a mean value near 5.9 t/y, with a peak of 13.7 t in 2018. It is also subject to some recreational fishing activity. (Ref. 126427). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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