Chalk bass

Chalk bass

 

Scientific name : Serranus tortugarum

 

Family : Serranidae (serrans, 102 species)
Size : Up to 8 cm
Distribution : Caribbean

 

Biology : The chalk grass is a simultaneous hermaphrodite, being both male and female at any age. Despite this, it is unable to impregnate itself.
It feeds on zooplankton and inhabits sandy bottoms in the immediate vicinity of a few rocks or shells that provide shelter.

 

IUCN status : Least concern