Bank Sea Bass Family Serranidae, SEA BASSES AND GROUPER |
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Description: pale olive or brassy brown in color with indistinct black blotches that form vertical barrings (the blotch above pectoral fin darker); wavy blue lines on head; lips purplish-blue; caudal fin tri-lobed on adults; edge of nape unscaled. Similar Fish: rock sea bass C. philadelphica; other Centropristis. Where found: OFFSHORE in deep water with rocks and reefs. Size: usually 0.3 pound (8 inches). *Florida Record: n/a Remarks: undergoes sex change, starting life as female, changing to male after three or four spawning seasons; feeds on the bottom, taking squid, crustaceans, and small fish. * The Florida records quoted are from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's printed publication, Fishing Lines and are not necessarily the most current ones. The records are provided as only as a benchmark. |
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