''Centropristis'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes which is a member of the

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

Serraninae The Serraninae is a subfamily of perciform ray-finned fishes in the family Serranidae. It is made up of ten genera and 87 species. Characters The fishes in the subfamily Serraninae, the serranines, are small species within the family Serranidae. ...

of the family Serranidae, which includes the groupers and

anthias Anthias are members of the family Serranidae and make up the subfamily Anthiinae. Anthias make up a sizeable portion of the population of pink, orange, and yellow reef fishes seen swarming in most coral reef photography and film. The name Anthi ...

. There are five species distributed in the western North Atlantic Ocean. Fishes of this genus are known commonly as sea basses. Black sea bass (''C. striata'') is of economic importance in commercial and recreational fishing in the waters off of the

East Coast of the United States The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, is the coastline along which the Eastern United States meets the North Atlantic Ocean. The eastern seaboard contains the coa ...

. Species in genus ''Centropristis'' include: *''

Centropristis fuscula ''Centropristis'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes which is a member of the subfamily Serraninae of the family Serranidae, which includes the groupers and anthias. There are five species distributed in the western North Atlantic Ocean. Fish ...

'' Poey, 1861 (twospot sea bass) *''

Centropristis ocyurus ''Centropristis'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes which is a member of the subfamily Serraninae of the Family (biology), family Serranidae, which includes the groupers and Anthiinae, anthias. There are five species distributed in the weste ...

'' ( D.S. Jordan & Evermann, 1887) (bank sea bass) *''

Centropristis philadelphica ''Centropristis'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes which is a member of the subfamily Serraninae of the family Serranidae, which includes the groupers and anthias. There are five species distributed in the western North Atlantic Ocean. Fish ...

'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) (rock sea bass) *''

Centropristis rufa ''Centropristis'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes which is a member of the subfamily Serraninae of the family Serranidae, which includes the groupers and anthias. There are five species distributed in the western North Atlantic Ocean. Fish ...

'' Cuvier 1829 *''

Centropristis striata The black sea bass (''Centropristis striata'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea bass from the subfamily Serraninae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the groupers and anthias. It is found in the western Atla ...

'' (Linnaeus 1758) (black sea bass)

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Serraninae Taxa named by Georges Cuvier {{Serranidae-stub