Serranus baldwini
Lantern bass | Baldwin's Serranid
Distribution
Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean
Description
White with two dark stripes along upper body, a yellow stripe along mid body and a series of short, vertical orange bands on lower body, each with a dark spot at the top, often with less distinct orange blotches between. Lower head and throat with dark spots and lines, tail base with two dark spots on upper and lower edges and four smaller dark spots aligned vertically at the very base of fin. Usually found over rubble or seagrass areas in the immediate vicinity of reefs.
Information
Max Size: 12 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 24.6-30.4°C
Depth: 1-80m
Habitat Generalization Index: N/A
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (5.2% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields