Species: Serranus socorroensis, Socorro serrano
Serranus socorroensis Allen & Robertson, 1992
Socorro serrano
Body elongate, moderately compressed, body depth 3.6-3.8 in SL; preopercle regularly serrated, no spur with enlarged spines; 18-19 lower gill rakers; dorsal rays X, 12-13; anal rays III, 7-8; pectoral rays 16; tail with straight edge; scales rough, relatively large, lateral-line scales 49-51; a small isolated patch of scales between eyes.
Upper head and body red, bright white immediately below; iris red; 4-5 pearl-white patches on back under dorsal fin and 6-7 reddish bar-like extensions on lower sides; dorsal fin with pink base, 4 red-brown spots along lower 1/2 of fin and adjacent part of back, outer membranes between spines white; 2 small red-brown spots on upper surface of caudal peduncle; tail, anal, pectoral and pelvic fins translucent.
Maximum size 8 cm.
Inhabits sand-rubble areas.
Depth: 5-20 m.
Known thus far only from Socorro Island in the Revillagigedos Group.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Rocks
- Reef only
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- No Data
- Diet
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- No Data
- Bony fishes
- Octopus/squid/cuttlefish
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Egg Type
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- No data
- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- All species
- East Pacific endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- TEP endemic
- Island (s) only
- Revillagigedo Islands endemic
- All species
- TEP oceanic island (s) endemic
- Island (s)
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- IUCN Red List
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- Vulnerable
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 8
- Depth Range Min
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- 5
- Depth Range Max
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- 20
