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Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Etymology: Parasphyraenops: Greek, para = side, in the side + Greek, sphyra = hammer + greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bean.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 79 m (Ref. 35505). Subtropical
Western Central Atlantic: Bermuda.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35505)
Probably preferring moderately deep water in reef areas (Ref. 35505). Particulate planktivore feeding in the water column (Ref. 35505).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Smith-Vaniz, W.F., B.B. Collette and B.E. Luckhurst, 1999. Fishes of Bermuda: history, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 4. 424 p. (Ref. 35505)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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