Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Harlequin Bass
Serranus tigrinus
Harlequin Bass
Category: Seabasses
Scientific Name: Serranus tigrinus
Size: 2 to 4 in. (5 to 10 cm)  
Depth: 2-120 ft. (1-37 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
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. tigrinus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273909🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49747🔗

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