Common Name: leather bass Scientific Name: Dermatolepis dermatolepis Kingdom: Animalia Class: Actinopterygii Family: Serranidae
Phylum: Chordata Order: Perciformes
Geography/Habitat: They are found mostly in the Eastern Central Pacific and the Southeast Pacific. They inhabit reef areas with a depth between 4 to 40 m. Life Strategy: They reproduce in groups and when they find a mate they rush to the surface and release a cloud of egg and sperm. Food/Feed Strategy: They feed on small benthic fish and they hover above the rocky reefs during the day in search for food.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim/Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: Johansson, K. and W. Fink. 2004. "Dermatolepis dermatolepis" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 23, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Dermatolepis_dermatolepis.html.
Title: Saltwater Common Name: spiny puffer Scientific Name: Diodon holocanthus
Species #: 19