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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Most common in areas with rock or scattered coral. Solitary or in pairs. Feeds mainly upon crustaceans (Ref. 5521). Synchronously hermaphroditic. The most common member of the genus (Ref. 9710).
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
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Distribution
Range Description
Serranus tigrinus is found throughout the Caribbean, from Trinidad and Tobago, to southern Florida.
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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: Bermuda and southern Florida, USA to northern South America; throughout the Caribbean (Ref. 13442). Including Antilles (Ref. 26938).
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12
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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
29.0 cm FL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 6937))
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Bohnsack, J.A. and D.E. Harper 1988 Length-weight relationships of selected marine reef fishes from the southeastern United States and the Caribbean. NOAA Tech. Mem. NMFS-SEFC-215:31 p.
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Diagnostic Description
Snout long and pointed. Black stripes and bars forming irregular rectangles on body. Has unique pointed snout and distinct color pattern make it easy to identify (Ref. 26938).
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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
Habitat and Ecology
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
Serranus tigrinus is found alone or in pairs in clear waters by areas with rock or scattered coral (Robins and Ray 1986). The depth range of this species is in the upper euphotic zone, from the surface to 40 m depth. Its diet consists mostly of crustaceans. Individuals of this species are known to be synchronous hermaphrodites and pelagic spawners.
Systems
- Marine
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Depth range based on 49 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 44 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 42
Temperature range (°C): 26.706 - 27.684
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.161 - 1.474
Salinity (PPS): 34.217 - 36.594
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.517 - 4.687
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.046 - 0.176
Silicate (umol/l): 1.487 - 2.813
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 42
Temperature range (°C): 26.706 - 27.684
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.161 - 1.474
Salinity (PPS): 34.217 - 36.594
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.517 - 4.687
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.046 - 0.176
Silicate (umol/l): 1.487 - 2.813
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Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 44 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 42
Temperature range (°C): 26.706 - 27.684
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.161 - 1.474
Salinity (PPS): 34.217 - 36.594
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.517 - 4.687
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.046 - 0.176
Silicate (umol/l): 1.487 - 2.813
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 42
Temperature range (°C): 26.706 - 27.684
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.161 - 1.474
Salinity (PPS): 34.217 - 36.594
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.517 - 4.687
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.046 - 0.176
Silicate (umol/l): 1.487 - 2.813
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Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 40 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
Most common in areas with rock or scattered coral. Feeds mainly upon crustaceans (Ref. 5521). Mobile invertebrate feeder (Ref. 57616).
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Randall, J.E. 1967 Food habits of reef fishes of the West Indies. Stud. Trop. Oceanogr. Miami 5:665-847.
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Life History and Behavior
Life Cycle
Pelagic spawner (Ref. 32216).
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García-Cagide, A., R. Claro and B.V. Koshelev 1994 Reproducción. p. 187-262. In R. Claro (ed.) Ecología de los peces marinos de Cuba. Inst. Oceanol. Acad. Cienc. Cuba. and Cen. Invest. Quintana Roo (CIQRO) México. (Ref. 26409)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Serranus tigrinus
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 3 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 3 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.
TZAIB320-06|HLC-12337|Serranus tigrinus| ------------------------------------------CTCTACTTGGTATTCGGTGCTTGAGCTGGCATAGTGGGAACAGCCCTA---AGCCTTTTAATTCGTGCCGAACTCAGCCAACCGGGCGCACTTCTAGGGGAC---GATCAAATTTACAATGTTATCGTCACAGCCCACGCTTTCGTTATGATTTTCTTTATGGTAATGCCTATTATGATTGGAGGCTTTGGCAACTGATTAATTCCTTTAATA---ATTGGGGCCCCAGACATAGCATTCCCTCGTATAAATAATATGAGTTTCTGATTACTCCCACCATCGTTTCTTCTCCTTTTAGCATCTTCAGGCGTTGAAGCAGGTGCTGGAACAGGTTGAACAGTATACCCTCCACTTGCTGGAAACCTAGCTCATGCAGGGGCTTCTGTTGATCTA---ACAATTTTTTCGTTACATTTGGCAGGTGTTTCATCAATTCTCGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTACTACAATTATTAATATGAAACCCCCCGCTATGTCCCAATACCAAACACCTCTATTTGTCTGAGCTGTACTAATTACAGCAGTACTACTACTTCTTTCACTCCCAGTTCTTGCTGCC---GGTATCACTATACTGCTAACAGATCGTAATTTAAACACCACATTTTTCGATCCTGCGGGGGGAGGAGACCCAATTCTCTACCAGCATCTA-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Serranus tigrinus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 3
Species: 26
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 3
Species: 26
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
LC
Least Concern
Red List Criteria
Version
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
Sadovy, Y.J.
Reviewer/s
Collen, B., Richman, N., Beresford, A., Chenery, A. & Ram, M.
Contributor/s
De Silva, R., Milligan, H., Lutz, M., Batchelor, A., Jopling, B., Kemp, K., Lewis, S., Lintott, P., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Smith, J. and Livingston, F.
Justification
Serranus tigrinus has been assessed as Least Concern. This species is widely distributed in the Caribbean, and it is not being impacted by any major threatening processes, or undergoing any significant population decline across its range.
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Trends
Population
Population
Population Trend
There is no population information available for Serranus tigrinus.
Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats
Least Concern (LC)
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Management
Conservation Actions
Conservation Actions
There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for Serranus tigrinus, however its distribution may coincide with a number of marine protected area designations, including the Florida Keys Marine National Park.
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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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Wikipedia
Serranus tigrinus
A fish from the Western Atlantic that occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 29cm in length.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Serranus tigrinus" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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