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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Inhabits rocky and weedy areas. Synchronously hermaphroditic. Feeds on caridean shrimp and small fish (Ref. 5521).
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Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin 1993 Fishes of the Bahamas and adjacent tropical waters. 2nd edition. University of Texas Press, Austin. (Ref. 5521)
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Distribution
Distribution
Gulf of Mexico
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Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and Bahamas to southeastern Brazil (Ref. 57756).
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Claro, R. 1994 Características generales de la ictiofauna. p. 55-70. In R. Claro (ed.) Ecología de los peces marinos de Cuba. Instituto de Oceanología Academia de Ciencias de Cuba and Centro de Investigaciones de Quintana Roo. (Ref. 26340)
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 1113
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Smith, C.L. 1997 National Audubon Society field guide to tropical marine fishes of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. 720 p. (Ref. 26938)
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Size
Max. size
12.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217))
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Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez 1992 Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía de campo de las especies comerciales marinas y de aquas salobres de la costa septentrional de Sur América. FAO, Rome. 513 p. Preparado con el financiamento de la Comisión de Comunidades Europeas y de NORAD. (Ref. 5217)
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Diagnostic Description
Lower side has4 square black blotches, each with red bar (yellowish in deep water) below it.
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Smith, C.L. 1997 National Audubon Society field guide to tropical marine fishes of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. 720 p. (Ref. 26938)
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 41 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 15 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 45
Temperature range (°C): 27.113 - 27.514
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.336 - 1.474
Salinity (PPS): 35.022 - 36.135
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.543 - 4.687
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.075 - 0.176
Silicate (umol/l): 1.925 - 2.664
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 45
Temperature range (°C): 27.113 - 27.514
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.336 - 1.474
Salinity (PPS): 35.022 - 36.135
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.543 - 4.687
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.075 - 0.176
Silicate (umol/l): 1.925 - 2.664
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Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 15 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 45
Temperature range (°C): 27.113 - 27.514
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.336 - 1.474
Salinity (PPS): 35.022 - 36.135
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.543 - 4.687
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.075 - 0.176
Silicate (umol/l): 1.925 - 2.664
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 45
Temperature range (°C): 27.113 - 27.514
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.336 - 1.474
Salinity (PPS): 35.022 - 36.135
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.543 - 4.687
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.075 - 0.176
Silicate (umol/l): 1.925 - 2.664
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Depth: 1 - 80m.
From 1 to 80 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated.
From 1 to 80 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated.
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Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 80 m (Ref. 9710)
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Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)
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Trophic Strategy
Inhabits rocky and weedy areas. Feeds on caridean shrimp and small fish. Synchronously hermaphroditic. Mobile invertebrate feeder (Ref. 57616).
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Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin 1993 Fishes of the Bahamas and adjacent tropical waters. 2nd edition. University of Texas Press, Austin. (Ref. 5521)
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Life History and Behavior
Life Cycle
Pelagic spawner.
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Petersen, C.W. and E.A. Fischer 1986 Mating system of the hermaphroditic coral-reef fish, Serranus baldwini. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 18(3):171-178. (Ref. 32207)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Serranus baldwini
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 8 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 8 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
TZAIB331-06|HLC-12348|Serranus baldwini| ------------------------------------------CTATACTTAGTATTTGGTGCTTGGGCTNGTATAGTTGGGACGGCTTTA---AGCCTTCTTATCCGTGCCGAGCTCAGCCAACCGGGTGCACTTCTAGGAGAT---GATCAAATCTATAATGTAATTGTTACGGCACACGCCTTTGTAATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATGCCTATTATGATCGGAGGCTTCGGAAATTGACTAATTCCCCTAATG---ATTGGAGCCCCCGATATAGCATTCCCTCGTATAAATAATATAAGCTTTTGACTTCTTCCGCCCTCTTTTCTTCTTCTTCTAGCCTCTTCAGGTGTTGAAGCAGGAGCTGGAACAGGCTGAACAGTCTATCCCCCACTTGCTGGTAACCTGGCCCACGCAGGAGCTTCAGTTGACTTA---ACGATTTTTTCACTCCACTTAGCAGGTGTCTCATCAATCCTAGGGGCTATCAACTTTATTACGACTATTATTAATATGAAACCCCCCGCTATATCCCAATATCAAACACCTTTATTTGTATGAGCAGTATTAATTACCGCAGTTCTACTTCTTCTATCTCTTCCAGTTCTTGCCGCT---GGTATTACAATACTATTAACAGATCGAAATCTCAATACAACCTTCTTTGACCCCGCAGGAGGAGGAGATCCGATCCTCTATCAACACCTA-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Serranus baldwini
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 8
Species: 78
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 8
Species: 78
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
aquarium: commercial
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Sadovy, Y. 1992 A preliminary assessment of the marine aquarium export trade in Puerto Rico. Proceedings of the Seventh International Coral Reef Symposium, Guam, Vol. 2, p. 1014-1021. (Ref. 12090)
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