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Serranus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Brown comber
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> Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Etymology: Serranus: Latin, serran, serranus, saw and a fish of genus Serranus (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 5 - 100 m (Ref. 2739). Subtropical; 45°N - 12°N, 19°W - 36°E

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Eastern Atlantic: Portugal and the Canary Islands, south to Senegal. Also throughout the western and the eastern Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm 7.8  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2739); common length : 15.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 26999)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

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).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Manifests synchronous hermaphroditism, particularly, differentiation of the ovary is earlier than that of the testis (Ref. 56921).

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Heemstra, Phillip C. | Medarbetare

Smith, C.L., 1990. Serranidae. p. 695-706. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3589)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 10 May 2013

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 14.3 - 21, mean 18.3 °C (based on 184 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01175 (0.01011 - 0.01365), b=3.04 (3.00 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 120 [45, 238] mg/100g; Iron = 1.18 [0.64, 2.23] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [16.5, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.411 [0.259, 0.697] g/100g; Selenium = 25.2 [13.4, 49.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 16.4 [5.4, 56.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.882 [0.622, 1.305] mg/100g (wet weight);