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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
Perciformes (Perch-likes) >
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) > Serraninae
Etymology: Serranus: Latin, serran, serranus, saw and a fish of genus Serranus (Ref. 45335).
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Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 1 - 30 m (Ref. 114584). Tropical, preferred ?
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Eastern Central Atlantic: with certainty in São Tomé Island and Príincipe. Probably present on the mainland coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea if DNA analyses of the specimen taken off Ghana show that it is this species.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 114584)
Found on hard bottoms (rock, gravel, coral rubble, or maerl) from about 1 m (juveniles) to at least 30 m depth (Ref. 114584).
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Wirtz, P. and T. Iwamoto, 2016. A new species of Serranus from São Tomé and Príncipe, eastern Atlantic (Pisces Teleostei, Serranidae). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 63(6):191-200. (Ref. 114584)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
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