Family Serranidae, SEA BASSES AND GROUPER

Description: Black or charcoal with blue highlights and tiny white spots or strip on dorsal fin. Indistinct pattern sometimes present on sides, especially in smaller fish. Adults often have a feathery dorsal, anal, or caudal fin. Males have a hump forward of the dorsal fin.

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Where found: Found mostly in central and north Florida. Favors rocky areas, wrecks, channels with hard bottoms.

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