Blacktail comber
(Serranus atricauda)

Classification

Species: Serranus atricauda
Genus: Serranus - Atlantic dwarf sea basses
Family: Serranidae - Sea basses
Order: Perciformes - Perches
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Blacktail comber
Habitat: Saltwater
Climate: Subtropical
Native to coasts of: Africa, Europe
Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean

Eastern Atlantic: along the coasts of Europe and Africa from Biscay, the Azores, south to the Canary Islands, Algeria and Morocco.

Max length : 43 cm TL; common length : 25 cm TL

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