Age & Reproduction in Three Reef–
Dwelling Serranid Fishes of the
Northeastern Gulf of Mexico
Outer Continental Shelf:

Pronotogrammus martinicensis, Hemanthias vivanus &
Serranus phoebe (with Preliminary Observations on the
Pomacentrid Fish, Chromis enchrysurus)

Undertaken in Response to Gulf of Mexico OCS
Natural Resource Information Management Needs
Of the Minerals Management Service

PAUL E. THURMAN & RICHARD S. McBRIDE, FMRI PIs
Florida Marine Research Institute
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
100 Eighth Ave. SE, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701, USA
727-896-8626; email  paul.thurman@fwc.state.fl.us

KENNETH J. SULAK, USGS PROJECT LEAD SCIENTIST
GEORGE D. DENNIS III, USGS CO-PI¹
Coastal Ecology and Conservation Research Group
Center for Aquatic Resource Studies
U.S. Geological Survey
7920 NW 71^st St., Gainesville, Florida 32653, USA
352-264-3500; email  ken_sulak@usgs.gov

This USGS Project Report, USGS SIR-2004-5162, is an unpublished technical report.  It is not copyrighted and may be cited and copied freely.  It is available on CD-ROM upon request from the USGS Project Lead Scientist, and is also available online in both  .pdf  and .html file formats at:  http://cars.er.usgs.gov/coastaleco/

Cover Photograph:  The tattler, Serranus phoebe, a small, ecologically important seabass inhabiting deep OCS reefs in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico (photo credit: USGS CEC Research Group).

 ¹Current Address, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Vero Beach, Florida; email:   george_dennis @fws.gov

Project Cooperation

This study was undertaken to meet information needs identified by the Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Outer Continental Shelf Ecosystem Program in concert with the Minerals Management Service (MMS).  It was undertaken collaboratively by USGS and the Florida Marine Research Institure (FMRI).

Disclaimer

This report was prepared under the direction of, and in collaboration with, the Florida Integrated Science Center, Center for Aquatic Resource Studies, of the USGS.  This report has been technically reviewed by USGS and MMS, and has been approved for publication. Approval does not signify that the contents necessarily reflect the views and policies of the USGS or MMS, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for future use.

Report Availability

This report is also available as a downloadable Adobe^® .pdf format and .html format from the Florida Integrated Science Center Website at http://cars.er.usgs.gov/coastaleco/

Copies of this report in CD format may also be obtained from:

U.S. Department of the Interior
Florida Integrated Science Center
Center for Aquatic Resource Studies
Coastal Ecology and Conservation Research Group
Email: ken_sulak@usgs.gov or jana_miller@usgs.gov
Telephone: 352-378-8181 or 353-264-3500

With respect to datasets documenting this report, refer to Metadata section within.

Suggested Citation

Thurman, P, R. McBride, G. D. Dennis, III, and K. J. Sulak. 2004.  Age and reproduction in three reef-dwelling serranid fishes of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf: Pronotogrammus martinicensis, Hemanthias vivanus & Serranus phoebe (with preliminary observations on the Pomacentrid fish, Chromis enchrysurus.  USGS Outer Continental Shelf Ecosystem Studies Program Report, USGS Scientific Investigation Report (SIR) 2004-5162 (USGS CEC NEGOM Program Investigation Report No. 2004-03, May 2004).