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Baldwinella aureorubens

No common name
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Taxonomic Hierarchy

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes) Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri) Serranidae (Sea Basses and Groupers) Baldwinella Baldwinella aureorubens

Description

This species account was compiled from FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version 04/2025.) and processed using AI-assisted text extraction. It may contain errors in spelling, punctuation, or formatting. When citing, please reference the original source rather than this page. Learn more about our species accounts.

Characters

Body shape: fusiform / normal.

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and the Antilles to northern South America.

Habitat Associations

Marine. demersal. depth range 120-610 m.

Biology

Found on semi-hard bottom. Marketed fresh (Ref. 5217).
Max length: 30.0 cm TL; common length: 25.0 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-08-21. Resilience: Medium (K=0.34; tmax=1; Fec=250).

Commercial or Environmental Importance

Fisheries: minor commercial.

References

Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez (1992) Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía de campo de las especies comerciales marinas y de aquas salobres de la costa septentrional de Sur América. FAO, Rome. 513 p. Preparado con el financiamento de la Comisión de Comunidades Europeas y de NORAD.
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray (1986) A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.

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