St. Helena comber (Serranus sanctaehelenae)

Scientific name: Serranus sanctaehelenae Boulenger, 1895

St. Helena comber (Serranus sanctaehelenae)

The St. Helena comber (Serranus sanctaehelenae) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Eastern Central Atlantic, off the coast of Guinea and the Congo and St. Helena Island. Reported from Cape Verde.

Biology

Found on hard substrates in shallow waters. Minimum depth reported taken from.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Serranus sanctaehelenae
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
75.0
Depth range
110 m (361 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 110 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Atlantic: off the coast of Guinea and the Congo and St. Helena Island. Reported from Cape Verde.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (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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