Scientific Name
Serranus phoebe
Common Name
Tattler
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 12;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 7. Body pale brown with 3 vertical dark brown bars; a vertical silver bar just anterior to anus, chest silver; spinous dorsal fin dusky with a black blotch, soft dorsal fin dark brown; pectoral and anal fins dusky; pelvic fin dark brown; caudal fin dusky with upper and lower marginal yellow lines (Ref. 13608).