Cozumel, Mexico
Cozumel, Mexico
Cozumel, Mexico
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Perciformes (Order)
└Percoidei (Suborder)
└Serranidae (Family)
└Serranus (Genus)
└S. tortugarum (Species)
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