Thursday, May 20, 2010

Sand Perch


Family Serranidae

Description: body and dorsal fins with many dark brown bars and alternating orange and blue horizontal lines; head with many blue lines; preopercular spines very well developed; grouped in 2 radiating clusters with a deep notch between them; upper lobe of caudal fin prolonged in adults
Size: to 30 centimeters (1 foot)
Where found: bays, coastal grassy areas, and shallow banks
Remarks: popular as a pan fish despite its small size

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