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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Tropical

Serranus Pulcher

Serranus pulcher Wirtz & Iwamoto, 2016
Max Length
7.8 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
1–30 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
pelagic

📖 Overview

Found on hard bottoms (rock, gravel, coral rubble, or maerl) from about 1 m (juveniles) to at least 30 m depth .

Scientific Name
Serranus pulcher
Authority
Wirtz & Iwamoto, 2016
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
7.8 cm
Depth Range
1–30 m
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Serranus Pulcher is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Serranus Pulcher is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 1 - 30 m . Tropical Central Atlantic: with certainty in São Tomé Island and Príincipe.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🐟 Pelagic
Trophic Level
3.4±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00513 × L3.13 (TL)
Max TL
7.8cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2018

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
24.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Wirtz & Iwamoto, 2016

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