Red barbier (Hemanthias vivanus)

Scientific name: Hemanthias vivanus Jordan & Swain, 1885

The Red barbier (Hemanthias vivanus) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Canada to North Carolina and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern Brazil.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hemanthias vivanus
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Depth range
45–610 m (148–2001 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 45 - 610 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Canada to North Carolina and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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