Belted sandfish (Serranus subligarius)

Scientific name: Serranus subligarius Cope, 1870

Belted sandfish (Serranus subligarius)

The Belted sandfish (Serranus subligarius) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, North Carolina to Florida (rare in Keys) and Texas, USA. Reported from Mexico and Cuba.

Species facts

Scientific name
Serranus subligarius
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Depth range
18 m (59 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 18 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina to Florida (rare in Keys) and Texas, USA. Reported from Mexico and Cuba.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.57; tmax=5)

Sources

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

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