| Family: |
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) |
| Max. size: |
36 cm SL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 16 years |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 5 - 150 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to Mauritania (Ref. 5377), including the Canary, and Azores. Also from the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Found on rocky bottom and on Posidonia beds. Feed on fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 5506). Also found in muddy and algal or seagrass overgrown substrates. Reported to be a simultaneous hermaphrodite, which tends to spawn from early spring to early summer (Ref. 91154). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 May 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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