Reef bass (Pseudogramma gregoryi)

Scientific name: Pseudogramma gregoryi Breder, 1927

The Reef bass (Pseudogramma gregoryi) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Bermuda, southern Florida in USA and Bahamas to northern South America. Also Antilles and Yucatan.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-19; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16; Vertebrae: 26. Live adults dark reddish brown with pale reddish blotches; opercular spot black. Side of lips with a dark-edged whitish bar. Dark red dots extending posteriorly from the eye absent. Adults with a broad-based, slender, triangular, dermal flap dorsally on eye. A pair of large pores in interorbital space, one on each side close to the edge of the orbit; a small median pore posteriorly in interorbital space. Tubular anterior nostril when laid back slightly more than half distance to posterior nostril; when projecting forward, about 1/4 distance from edge of snout to edge of orbit, just reaching groove at base of upper lip. Second lateral line not fully developed. Longitudinal scale series 42-46.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Pseudogramma gregoryi
Family: Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 7.5
Depth range: 1–61 m (3–200 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 61 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida in USA and Bahamas to northern South America. Also Antilles and Yucatan.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)