''Serranus'' is a
genus
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of
fish
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in the
family
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Serranidae
The Serranidae are a large family of fishes belonging to the order Perciformes. The family contains about 450 species in 65 genera, including the sea basses and the groupers (subfamily Epinephelinae). Although many species are small, in some case ...
.
It is one of five genera known commonly as the "Atlantic dwarf sea basses".
[ These fish are ]hermaphrodite
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s, each individual possessing functional male and female reproductive tissues. When a pair spawns
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, one fish acts as a male and the other acts as a female.[García-Díaz, M., González, J.A., Lorente, M.J. & Tuset, V.M. (2006)]
Spawning season, maturity sizes, and fecundity in blacktail comber (''Serranus atricauda'') (Serranidae) from the eastern-central Atlantic.
''Fishery Bulletin, 104 (2): 159-166.''
Species
There are currently 31 recognized species in this genus:[
* '']Serranus accraensis
''Serranus'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Serranidae. It is one of five genera known commonly as the "Atlantic dwarf sea basses". These fish are hermaphrodites, each individual possessing functional male and female reproduct ...
'' (Norman
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, 1931) (Ghanean comber)
* ''Serranus aequidens
''Serranus'' is a genus of fish in the family Serranidae. It is one of five genera known commonly as the "Atlantic dwarf sea basses". These fish are hermaphrodites, each individual possessing functional male and female reproductive tissues. When ...
'' C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Deep-water bass)
* ''Serranus aliceae
''Serranus'' is a genus of fish in the family Serranidae. It is one of five genera known commonly as the "Atlantic dwarf sea basses". These fish are hermaphrodites, each individual possessing functional male and female reproductive tissues. When ...
'' Carvalho-Filho & C. E. L. Ferreira, 2013
* ''Serranus annularis
''Serranus'' is a genus of fish in the family Serranidae. It is one of five genera known commonly as the "Atlantic dwarf sea basses". These fish are hermaphrodites, each individual possessing functional male and female reproductive tissues. When ...
'' ( Günther, 1880) (Orange-back bass)
* ''Serranus atricauda
''Serranus'' is a genus of fish in the family Serranidae. It is one of five genera known commonly as the "Atlantic dwarf sea basses". These fish are hermaphrodites, each individual possessing functional male and female reproductive tissues. When ...
'' Günther, 1874 (Blacktail comber)
* ''Serranus atrobranchus
''Serranus'' is a genus of fish in the family Serranidae. It is one of five genera known commonly as the "Atlantic dwarf sea basses". These fish are hermaphrodites, each individual possessing functional male and female reproductive tissues. When ...
'' (Cuvier
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, 1829) (Black-ear bass)
* ''Serranus baldwini
''Serranus baldwini'', the lantern bass, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea bass from the subfamily Serraninae, classified as part of the Family (biology), family Serranidae which includes the groupers and Anthiinae, anthias. It is fo ...
'' ( Evermann & Marsh
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, 1899) (Lantern bass)
* ''Serranus cabrilla
The comber (; ''Serranus cabrilla'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the Family (biology), family Serranidae, the sea basses. It is widely distributed in the eastern North and South Atlantic Oceans and into the southwestern Indian Oce ...
'' (Linnaeus
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, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
) (Comber)
* ''Serranus chionaraia
''Serranus'' is a genus of fish in the family Serranidae. It is one of five genera known commonly as the "Atlantic dwarf sea basses". These fish are hermaphrodites, each individual possessing functional male and female reproductive tissues. When ...
'' C. R. Robins & Starck
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, 1961 (Snow bass)
* ''Serranus drewesi
''Serranus'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Serranidae. It is one of five genera known commonly as the "Atlantic dwarf sea basses". These fish are hermaphrodites, each individual possessing functional male and female reproduct ...
'' Iwamoto, 2018 (Drewes' bass)
* '' Serranus flaviventris'' (Cuvier, 1829) (Twin-spot bass)
* '' Serranus hepatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
) (Brown comber)
* '' Serranus heterurus'' ( Cadenat, 1937)
* '' Serranus huascarii'' Steindachner
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, 1900 (Flag bass)
* '' Serranus inexpectatus'' Wirtz & Iwamoto, 2018
* '' Serranus luciopercanus'' Poey, 1852 (Cross-hatch bass)
* '' Serranus maytagi'' C. R. Robins & Starck, 1961
* '' Serranus notospilus'' Longley, 1935 (Saddle bass)
* '' Serranus novemcinctus'' Kner, 1864 (Barred bass)
* ''Serranus phoebe
''Serranus'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Serranidae. It is one of five genera known commonly as the "Atlantic dwarf sea basses". These fish are hermaphrodites, each individual possessing functional male and female reproduct ...
'' Poey, 1851
* '' Serranus psittacinus'' Valenciennes
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, 1846 (Barred comber)
* '' Serranus pulcher'' Wirtz & Iwamoto, 2016 (São Tomé comber) [Wirtz, P. & Iwamoto, T. (2016): A New Species of ''Serranus'' from São Tomé and Príncipe, Eastern Atlantic (Pisces, Teleostei, Serranidae). ''Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 63 (6): 191-200.'']
* '' Serranus sanctaehelenae'' Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1895 (St. Helena comber)
* ''Serranus scriba
The painted comber (''Serranus scriba'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea bass from the subfamily Serraninae, classified as part of the Family (biology), family Serranidae which includes the groupers and Anthiinae, anthias. It is fou ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
) (Painted comber)
* '' Serranus socorroensis'' G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1992 (Socorro bass)
* '' Serranus stilbostigma'' ( D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890)
* '' Serranus subligarius'' (Cope
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, 1870) (Belted bass)
* '' Serranus tabacarius'' (Cuvier, 1829) (Tobaccofish)
* ''Serranus tico
''Serranus'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Serranidae. It is one of five genera known commonly as the "Atlantic dwarf sea basses". These fish are hermaphrodites, each individual possessing functional male and female reproduct ...
'' G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1998
* '' Serranus tigrinus'' (Bloch Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include:
A–F
* (1859-1914), French rabbi
*Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881-1925), Austrian entrepreneur
*Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter
* (born 1972), German motor journal ...
, 1790) (Harlequin bass)
* '' Serranus tortugarum'' Longley, 1935 (Chalk bass)
References
Serraninae
Extant Thanetian first appearances
Taxa named by Georges Cuvier
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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