Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Barred Serrano
Serranus psittacinus
Barred Serrano
Category: Seabasses
Scientific Name: Serranus psittacinus
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 20-200 ft. (6-60 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Peru
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. psittacinus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273904🔗
iNaturalist ID: 112499🔗

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