''Serranus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

fish A fish (: fish or fishes) is an aquatic animal, aquatic, Anamniotes, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fish fin, fins and craniate, a hard skull, but lacking limb (anatomy), limbs with digit (anatomy), digits. Fish can ...

in the

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Serranidae Serranidae is a large family (biology), 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, ...

. It is one of five genera known commonly as the "Atlantic dwarf sea basses". These fish are

hermaphrodite A hermaphrodite () is a sexually reproducing organism that produces both male and female gametes. Animal species in which individuals are either male or female are gonochoric, which is the opposite of hermaphroditic. The individuals of many ...

s, 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.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 ...

'' (

Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norma ...

, 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 Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, baron Cuvier (23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier (; ), was a French natural history, naturalist and zoology, zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuv ...

, 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 &

Marsh In ecology, a marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous plants rather than by woody plants.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p More in genera ...

, 1899) (Lantern bass) * ''

Serranus cabrilla The comber (; ''Serranus cabrilla'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Serranidae, the sea basses. It is widely distributed in the eastern North and South Atlantic Oceans and into the southwestern Indian Ocean. It is caught f ...

'' (

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...

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'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...

) (Comber) * ''

Serranus chionaraia ''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 ...

'' C. R. Robins & Starck, 1961 (Snow bass) * '' Serranus drewesi'' Iwamoto, 2018 (Drewes' bass) * '' Serranus flaviventris'' (Cuvier, 1829) (Twin-spot bass) * ''

Serranus hepatus ''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 ...

'' (Linnaeus,

) (Brown comber) * '' Serranus heterurus'' ( Cadenat, 1937) * '' Serranus huascarii''

Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...

, 1900 (Flag bass) * '' Serranus inexpectatus'' Wirtz & Iwamoto, 2018 * ''

Serranus luciopercanus ''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 ...

'' 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 Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...

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

'' (Linnaeus,

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

D. S. Jordan David Starr Jordan (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913. He was an ichthyologist during his research career. Prior to serving as president of Stanford Universi ...

& Bollman, 1890) * '' Serranus subligarius'' (

Cope A cope ( ("rain coat") or ("cape")) is a liturgical long mantle or cloak, open at the front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour. A cope may be worn by any rank of the Catholic or Anglican clerg ...

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

Bloch Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include: A *Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881–1925), Austrian entrepreneur *Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter *Alexandre Bloch (1857–1919), French painter *Alfred Bloch ( ...

, 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