Genus of fishes
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]
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)
^ Sepkoski, J.J.Jr (2002). "A Compendium of Fossil Marine Animal Genera" . Bulletins of American Paleontology . 363 : 1–560.
^ 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 .
^ a b Froese, Rainer ; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Serranus " . FishBase . August 2022 version.
^ a b 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 .
^ 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.
^ 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.