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Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Etymology: Serranus: Latin, serran, serranus, saw and a fish of genus Serranus (Ref. 45335); inexpectatus: Name from Latin meaning unexpected, referring to the surprising find of an undescribed species in the collection of Zoologische Staatssammkung museum..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 25 - 36 m (Ref. 118671). Tropical
Distribution
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Eastern Central Atlantic: Senegal, Gabon and Angola; and possibly Sierra Leone.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 118671)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 10 - 1;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 12;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 7. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D X,12; A III, 7; gill rakers 5-7 + 10-11, total = 15-18; pseudobranchial filaments about 22; pored lateral line scales 46; circumpeduncular scales 21; scales below D1 origin 4 and below first segmented dorsal ray 3-3.5; truncate caudal fin with upper lobe slightly pointed and the lower somewhat rounded; dorsal, anal and pectoral fins scaly near base; tube-like anterior nostril with rim low anteriorly but rising to a high narrow flap posteriorly, 4-6 long cirri at distal tip; posterior nostril a simple opening lacking a raised rim; a prominent black blotch distally between dorsal fin spines a and 4; body with 5 broad bands and another over nape, with the band under the 5th to 10th spines descending to belly well removed from the pectoral-fin base and to front of anal fin; the band below anterior rays of soft dorsal fin descends to middle of anal-fin base (Ref. 118671).
Found in rocky bottoms (Ref. 118671).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Iwamoto, T. and P. Wirtz, 2018. A synopsis of the Eastern and Central Atlantic combers of the genus Serranus (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes: Serranidae). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 65(1):1-39. (Ref. 118671)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00514 - 0.02340), b=3.05 (2.88 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
