School bass (Schultzea beta)

Scientific name: Schultzea beta Hildebrand, 1940

School bass (Schultzea beta)

The School bass (Schultzea beta) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, southern Florida in USA, Bahamas and Mexico to northern South America.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Schultzea beta
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Depth range
15–110 m (49–361 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 110 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: southern Florida in USA, Bahamas and 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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