Prefers hard bottom, rocks, jetties and ledges.

Western Atlantic: North Carolina to Palm Beach in Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico in the USA.

Western Atlantic: North Carolina to Palm Beach in Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico in the USA

Gulf of Mexico, North West Atlantic

Western Atlantic.

Maximum size: 300 mm TL

30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251))

reef-associated; marine

benthic

Depth range based on 518 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 123 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 0 - 243
  Temperature range (°C): 9.264 - 25.874
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.289 - 18.243
  Salinity (PPS): 33.239 - 36.378
  Oxygen (ml/l): 3.686 - 6.300
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.092 - 1.156
  Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 11.020

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 0 - 243

Temperature range (°C): 9.264 - 25.874

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.289 - 18.243

Salinity (PPS): 33.239 - 36.378

Oxygen (ml/l): 3.686 - 6.300

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.092 - 1.156

Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 11.020
 
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.


There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank.   Below is the 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.  Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.


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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 8
Species With Barcodes: 1

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