Choranthias tenuis

Choranthias tenuis, the threadnose bass, is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Serranidae.[1] Its distribution covers the western Atlantic near areas such as Bermuda, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Venezuela, Guyana, southeastern Gulf of Mexico, Yucatan, Puerto Rico, and the southern Caribbean, where it lives in subtropical waters over hard bottoms with large rocks that allow for micro habitats.[2][3] The depths the species occurs is 55 to 915 meters, however individuals are more commonly found at depths less than 150 meters. It is commonly found at 8 centimeters in length and a maximum of 9 centimeters. It feeds on plankton and swims in schools.[3]

Choranthias tenuis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Serranidae
Genus:
Choranthias
Species:
C. tenuis
Binomial name
Choranthias tenuis
(Nichols, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Anthias tenuis Nichols, 1920

Choranthias tenuis has been assessed as a 'Least concern' species by the IUCN Red List as it has a large distribution with no known major threats. It does occasionally occur in the aquarium trade.[3]

References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Choranthias tenuis (Nichols, 1920)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  2. "Choranthias tenuis, Threadnose bass". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  3. "IUCN Red List, Threadnose Bass". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
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