Threadnose bass (Anthias tenuis)

Scientific name: Anthias tenuis Nichols, 1920

The Threadnose bass (Anthias tenuis) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Atlantic Ocean. Western Atlantic, Bermuda, North Carolina, southeastern Gulf of Mexico, Yucatan, Puerto Rico, southern Caribbean.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anthias tenuis
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Atlantic Ocean. Western Atlantic: Bermuda, North Carolina, southeastern Gulf of Mexico, Yucatan, Puerto Rico, southern 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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