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Serraniculus pumilio Ginsburg, 1952 Pygmy sea bass |
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photo by
Cox, C.D. |
| Family: | Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) | |||
| Max. size: | 7.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 10 - 45 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: South Carolina and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to northern South America; absent from Bahamas and West Indies. | |||
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| Biology: | Occurs mainly on seagrass beds. Found from shore to 45 m depth. Synchronously hermaphroditic. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 August 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||