Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) |
25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
demersal; marine; depth range 5 - 100 m |
Eastern Atlantic: Portugal and the Canary Islands, south to Senegal. Also throughout the western and the eastern Mediterranean. |
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Found over seagrass, sand, mud and rocks (Ref. 2739). Carnivorous, decapods dominate the diet. Adapts well in an aquarium (Ref. 12382). A synchronous hermaphrodite (Ref. 56921). |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 May 2013 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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