Serraniculus pumilio Ginsburg, 1952
Pygmy sea bass
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.
Diagnosis:   
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


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