Description

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Vertebrae: 26.

Common Names

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Yellowfin bass , English , USA

黃鰭花鮨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

黄鳍花鮨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Mero aleta amarilla , Spanish , Mexico

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Serranoidei

Family: Anthiadidae

Genus: Anthias

Species: Anthias nicholsi Firth, 1933

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Western Atlantic: Virginia to southern Florida in USA and Caribbean. Also Nova Scotia to Gulf of Mexico, Guyana to north eastern Brazil (Ref. 26938).

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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benthopelagic