Serranus tigrinus

Serranus tigrinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Serranus
Species: S. tigrinus
Binomial name
Serranus tigrinus
(Bloch, 1790)

Serranus tigrinus is a species of fish in the family Serranidae, which includes the groupers. Its common name is harlequin bass.

It occurs in the western Atlantic.

It grows to a size of 29 centimeters in length.

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