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barber (Paranthias furcifer)
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Epinephelidae

barber

Paranthias furcifer

Carp among Coral Branches

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

barber is known around Eastern Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 30 cm.

Maximum length
30 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Ascension Island and Gulf of Guinea islands of Principe, São Tomé, and Annobon. Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Campeche Bank, and throughout the Caribbean (except in northern Bahamas) to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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