Serranus tico

Serranidae
Cocos Serrano, Cocos Serrano
  • Serranus tico, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Serranus tico, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Localised
Description
Dark bluish-grey head with red-orange stripes on head, a series of reddish vertical bars on body, broad white bar on tail base preceding a red bar just before a tail fin.
Information
  • Max Size: 9 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 26.7-29.8°C
  • Depth: 9-43m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
  • Threats: Climate change/warming, Habitat degradation
  • IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
  • Occurrence: Common (30% 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: Large aggregations (614 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields
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