Synagrops bellus (Goode & Bean, 1896)
Blackmouth bass
Synagrops bellus
photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Family:  Synagropidae (Splitfin ocean-basses)
Max. size:  23 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 60 - 910 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: Guinea to Nigeria. Western Atlantic: Canada and Bermuda to Rio Grande do Sul including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Western Pacific: New Caledonia (Ref. 86942).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-7
Biology:  Inhabits deep shelf and slope waters (Ref. 7251).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 July 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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