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Chalk Bass

Serranus tortugarum

Also known as: Atlantic Chalk Bass, Bassfish, Chalk Basslet, Tortuga Bass

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2015
Adult
@tempaccount1234 · Hollybush Aquarium, United Kingdom · January 20201 / 1
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Overview

Found in small schools, over rubble and sandy, silty bottoms, hovering, over patches of coral and rubble, or close to old conch shells for shelter.

Sea Bass are solitary carnivores that hunt near the bottom usually at dusk. Food is drawn into their mouths by a powerful suction when they open their overly large mouths and then swallowed whole.
Spawning is seasonal and controlled by the moons phase.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
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Found in small schools, over rubble and sandy, silty bottoms, hovering, over patches of coral and rubble, or close to old conch shells for shelter.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderPerciformes
    5. familySerranidae
    6. genusSerranus
    7. speciesSerranus tortugarum Longley, 1935

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    More in the family

    Sea Basses-Groupers-Fairy Basslets (Serranidae)