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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Serranus Tico

Serranus tico Allen & Robertson, 1998
Max Length
8.5 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
26.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
reef

📖 Overview

Overview information for Serranus Tico is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Serranus tico
Authority
Allen & Robertson, 1998
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
8.5 cm
Trophic Level
3.4
Vulnerability
26.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Bluish brown head with a pair of red-orange stripes on snout and behind eye; about 8 bars on side of body, red on upper half and bright yellow below, the bars may coalesce to form more or less solid red area, in which case the yellow portions have the appearance of a row of vertically elongate rectangular blotches; across the caudal peduncle is a whitish bar and a red base .: fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Serranus Tico is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Serranus Tico is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Serranus Tico is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.4±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01096 × L3.05 (TL)
Max TL
8.5cm
Dorsal Spines
10
Dorsal Rays
12
Anal Spines
3
Anal Rays
7

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2008

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
26.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Allen & Robertson, 1998

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