Apricot bass (Plectranthias garrupellus)

Scientific name: Plectranthias garrupellus Robins & Starck, 1961

Apricot bass (Plectranthias garrupellus)

The Apricot bass (Plectranthias garrupellus) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Florida in USA and Bahamas to northern Caribbean and Central America.

Species facts

Scientific name
Plectranthias garrupellus
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Depth range
58–210 m (190–689 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 58 - 210 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Florida in USA and Bahamas to northern Caribbean and Central America.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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