Serranus
Temporal range: Thanetian to Present [1]
Serranus baldwini
Serranus cabrilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Serraninae
Genus: Serranus
G. Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Perca cabrilla
Synonyms[2]

Serranus is a genus of fish in the family Serranidae.[3] It is one of five genera known commonly as the "Atlantic dwarf sea basses".[4] These fish are hermaphrodites, each individual possessing functional male and female reproductive tissues. When a pair spawns, one fish acts as a male and the other acts as a female.[5]

Species

There are currently 31 recognized species in this genus:[3]

  • Serranus accraensis (Norman, 1931) (Ghanean comber)
  • Serranus aequidens C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Deep-water bass)
  • Serranus aliceae Carvalho-Filho & C. E. L. Ferreira, 2013 [4]
  • Serranus annularis (Günther, 1880) (Orange-back bass)
  • Serranus atricauda Günther, 1874 (Blacktail comber)
  • Serranus atrobranchus (Cuvier, 1829) (Black-ear bass)
  • Serranus baldwini (Evermann & Marsh, 1899) (Lantern bass)
  • Serranus cabrilla (Linnaeus, 1758) (Comber)
  • Serranus chionaraia C. R. Robins & Starck, 1961 (Snow bass)
  • Serranus drewesi Iwamoto, 2018 (Drewes' bass)
  • Serranus flaviventris (Cuvier, 1829) (Twin-spot bass)
  • Serranus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (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 Valenciennes, 1846 (Barred comber)
  • Serranus pulcher Wirtz & Iwamoto, 2016 (São Tomé comber) [6]
  • Serranus sanctaehelenae Boulenger, 1895 (St. Helena comber)
  • Serranus scriba (Linnaeus, 1758) (Painted comber)
  • Serranus socorroensis G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1992 (Socorro bass)
  • Serranus stilbostigma (D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890)
  • Serranus subligarius (Cope, 1870) (Belted bass)
  • Serranus tabacarius (Cuvier, 1829) (Tobaccofish)
  • Serranus tico G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1998
  • Serranus tigrinus (Bloch, 1790) (Harlequin bass)
  • Serranus tortugarum Longley, 1935 (Chalk bass)

References

  1. ↑ Sepkoski, J.J.Jr (2002). "A Compendium of Fossil Marine Animal Genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560.
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Serraninae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Species of Serranus in FishBase. August 2022 version.
  4. 1 2 Carvalho Filho, A.; Ferreira, C.E.L. (2013). "A new species of dwarf sea bass, genus Serranus (Serranidae: Actinopterygii), from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean". Neotropical Ichthyology. 11 (4): 809–814. doi:10.1590/s1679-62252013000400008.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.


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