Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Chalk Bass
Serranus tortugarum
Chalk Bass
Category: Seabasses
Scientific Name: Serranus tortugarum
Size: 1 to 3 in. (2.5 to 8 cm)  
Depth: 35-300 ft. (12-90 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, South Florida, Bahamas
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Serranidae (Family) Seabasses
       └Serranus (Genus)
        └S. tortugarum (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273910🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131483🔗

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