''Serranus'' is a

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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

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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 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 ...

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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, 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 Serranidae which includes the groupers and anthias. It is found in the western Atlantic ...

'' ( Evermann &

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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 ...

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) (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 &

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, 1961 (Snow bass) * '' Serranus drewesi'' Iwamoto, 2018 (Drewes' bass) * '' Serranus flaviventris'' (Cuvier, 1829) (Twin-spot bass) * '' Serranus hepatus'' (Linnaeus,

) (Brown comber) * '' Serranus heterurus'' ( Cadenat, 1937) * '' Serranus huascarii'' Steindachner, 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'' Poey, 1851 * '' Serranus psittacinus''

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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, 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,

) (Painted comber) * '' Serranus socorroensis'' G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1992 (Socorro bass) * '' Serranus stilbostigma'' ( D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890) * '' Serranus subligarius'' (

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, 1870) (Belted bass) * '' Serranus tabacarius'' (Cuvier, 1829) (Tobaccofish) * '' Serranus tico'' G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1998 * '' Serranus tigrinus'' (

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, 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 {{Serranidae-stub