| Family: |
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets), subfamily: Epinephelinae |
| Max. size: |
250 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; depth range - 100 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific. Gulf of California to Peru (Ref. 5222). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Distinguished by the following characteristics: generally brownish yellow, grey or greenish; head, dorsal part of body and fins with small black spots, becoming smaller with growth; robust, elongate body, greatest width more than half of body depth, distinctly less than head length; body depth contained 2.7-3.4 times in SL; head length 2.3-2.9 times in SL; extremely broad head; flat interorbital; rounded preopercle, finely serrate; posterior and anterior nostrils round and subequal; scaly maxilla, reaching well past eye; 3-5 rows of subequal teeth on midlateral part of lower jaw; absence of canines at front of jaws (Ref. 89707). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits a variety of habitats in depths of up to 100 m (Ref. 89707). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient
(Ref. 96402)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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