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Leather Bass

Dermatolepis dermatolepis

Classification

Dermatolepis dermatolepis, the leather bass is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is a predatory reef fish which is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Description Dermatolepis dermatolepis has a body which is at least twice as deep as its standard length which is at its deepest at the origin of the dorsal fin and laterally compressed.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Mexico · 28