Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) |
14.25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 45 m |
Western Central Atlantic: Haiti, Bahamas, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Florida (USA) and continental western Caribbean. Absent in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and the Lesser Antilles. |
About 5 deep blue bars of uneven width; second bar, below dorsal fin, much wider than others (Ref. 26938). |
A solitary species (Ref. 26340) inhabiting coral reefs (Ref. 9710). |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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