São Tomé Comber

Serranus pulcher

Seabass beneath African Waters

São Tomé Comber is a marine fish found around Eastern Central Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 7.8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Serranus
Maximum length: 7.8 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Central Atlantic: with certainty in São Tomé Island and Príincipe. Probably present on the mainland coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea if DNA analyses of the specimen taken off Ghana show that it is this species.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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