Yellowfin bass (Anthias nicholsi)

Scientific name: Anthias nicholsi Firth, 1933

Yellowfin bass (Anthias nicholsi)

The Yellowfin bass (Anthias nicholsi) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Virginia to southern Florida in USA and Caribbean. Also Nova Scotia to Gulf of Mexico, Guyana to north eastern Brazil.

Species facts

Scientific name
Anthias nicholsi
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Virginia to southern Florida in USA and Caribbean. Also Nova Scotia to Gulf of Mexico, Guyana to north eastern Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 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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