Brown comber (Serranus hepatus)

Scientific name: Serranus hepatus Linnaeus, 1758

The Brown comber (Serranus hepatus) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Portugal and the Canary Islands, south to Senegal. Also throughout the western and the eastern Mediterranean.

Biology

Found over seagrass, sand, mud and rocks. Carnivorous. Adapts well in an aquarium. A synchronous hermaphrodite.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Serranus hepatus
Family: Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 25.0
Common length: 15.0
Depth range: 5–100 m (16–328 ft)
Environment: Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 100 m
Climate: Subtropical
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Portugal and the Canary Islands, south to Senegal. Also throughout the western and the eastern Mediterranean.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)