Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
Serranidae | Bathyanthias cubensis | Schultz | 1958 | Cuban Bass |
Bathyanthias cubensis
Unique Characters: Anal fin with 3 spines and 6-13 rays. Most of upper edge of operculum free, not connected by skin to body. Caudal fin emarginate. Head larger, its length contained 2.3-3.3 times in standard length. Preopercle without a large antrorse spine in most species; middle opercle spine not reaching edge of operculum. Front nostrils distinctly tubular, located closer to upper lip than to rear nostrils. Dorsal fin with 8 or 9 spines and 13-15 rays. Dorsal fin continuous with only a shallow notch in margin between spinous and soft-rayed parts.
Similar Species: None.
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