Roughtongue bass (Pronotogrammus martinicensis)

Scientific name: Pronotogrammus martinicensis Guichenot, 1868

Roughtongue bass (Pronotogrammus martinicensis)

The Roughtongue bass (Pronotogrammus martinicensis) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Florida, USA and Bermuda through the Greater Antilles to Rio Grande, Brazil.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 26

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pronotogrammus martinicensis
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Common length
16.0
Depth range
65–230 m (213–755 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 65 - 230 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and Bermuda through the Greater Antilles to Rio Grande, Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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