Saddle bass (Serranus notospilus)

Scientific name: Serranus notospilus Longley, 1935

Saddle bass (Serranus notospilus)

The Saddle bass (Serranus notospilus) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Florida Keys and northwestern Florida in USA, and Yucatan in Mexico to northern South America.

Species facts

Scientific name
Serranus notospilus
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Depth range
75–165 m (246–541 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 75 - 165 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Florida Keys and northwestern Florida in USA, and Yucatan in Mexico to northern South America.
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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