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Blacktail comber (Serranus atricauda) fish species and information / pictures of Blacktail comber - Serranus atricauda

Blacktail comber (Serranus atricauda) fish species information

Scientific Name
Serranus atricauda

Common Name
Blacktail comber

Biology
Found over hard bottom. Carnivorous (Ref. 2739).

Classification

Classified By

G?nther, 1874

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets (Serranidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: along the coasts of Europe and Africa from Biscay, the Azores, south to the Canary Islands, Algeria and Morocco.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

90 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 90 m (Ref. 26999)

Trophic Level

4.27 s.e. 0.74 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

43.2 cm

Common Length

25.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (61 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Tmax=16; K=0.11)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Data deficient (DD)