Serranus hepatus
Size range: 10-25 cm
Common size: 15 cm
Depth range: 10 -200 m
Habitat: Specify the title (Hard, Soft or Vegetation) and the type:
- mostly on sandy bottoms
- flat rocky ares in shallow depths and more complex structures when in deeper places (>20m)
Water column position:
- Supra-benthic
Schooling characteristics:
- Solitary
Colors & patterns:
- a black blotch in the middle of dorsal fin
- pelvic fins dark
- body stockier then other Serranus ( it rather line a miniature grouper). overall color pale beige to brownish with dark bars, one of them v-shaped on rear body. depending on the light, eye pupil may show a bright green glint.
Behavior:
- Whether the species is:
- Reef-associated - related to sites it inhabits
2. Activity: (?)
- Diurnal
- Nocturnal
- Both
- Crepuscular
3. Approach:
- Easily approached
5. Feeding characteristic - Carnivorous, decapods dominate the diet .
Native/Exotic: Native