Pygmy sea bass (Serraniculus pumilio)

Scientific name: Serraniculus pumilio Ginsburg, 1952

Pygmy sea bass (Serraniculus pumilio)

The Pygmy sea bass (Serraniculus pumilio) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, South Carolina and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to northern South America; absent from Bahamas and West Indies.

Biology

Occurs mainly on seagrass beds. Found from shore to 45 m depth. Synchronously hermaphroditic.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Serraniculus pumilio
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.5
Depth range
10–45 m (33–148 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 45 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: South Carolina and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to northern South America; absent from Bahamas and West Indies.
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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