Comber (Serranus cabrilla)

Scientific name: Serranus cabrilla Linnaeus, 1758

The Comber (Serranus cabrilla) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae.

Biology

Found on the shelf and upper slope on rocks, Posidonia beds, sand and mud bottoms. Feed on fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans.

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Scientific name: Serranus cabrilla
Family: Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 40.0
Common length: 25.0
Depth range: 5–500 m (16–1640 ft)
Environment: Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 500 m
Climate: Deep-water
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: English Channel southward round the Cape of Good Hope to Natal, South Africa, including Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands. Also in the Mediterranean and western Black Sea and possibly in the Red Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=8; k=0.3)