Florent's Guide To The

South Florida 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Serranidae (Family)
       └Serranus (Genus)
        └S. tortugarum (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273910🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131483🔗

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