Snow bass (Serranus chionaraia)

Scientific name: Serranus chionaraia Robins & Starck, 1961

Snow bass (Serranus chionaraia)

The Snow bass (Serranus chionaraia) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, southern Florida in USA to northern Caribbean.

Species facts

Scientific name
Serranus chionaraia
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Depth range
45–90 m (148–295 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 45 - 90 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: southern Florida in USA to northern Caribbean.
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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