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    Species: Serranus tortugarum
    Class: D
    Synonyms:
    Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 12 - 396 m (Ref. 9710 ), usually 18 - 90 m (Ref. 7251 ). Tropical
    Size/Weight/Age: Max length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710 )
    Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), Bahamas, Honduras and Virgin Islands; probably widespread in Caribbean reef areas. Including Antilles (Ref. 26938 ).
    Description: Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12
    Biology: Found over rubble, silty or sandy bottoms (Ref. 9710 ). Often in small groups hovering over a patch of coral rubble or an old conch shell (Ref. 13442 ). Feeds on plankton (Ref. 9710 ). Synchronously hermaphroditic. Difficult to approach (Ref. 9710 ).
    Data Sheet: http://www.fishbase.gr/summary/3351
    WoRMS: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Serranus tortugarum
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