Serranus

Serranus Temporal range: 58.7–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Thanetian to Present [1]
Serranus baldwini
Serranus cabrilla
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Serranidae
Subfamily:	Serraninae
Genus:	Serranus G. Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Perca cabrilla Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[2]
Hepatus Artedi, 1793 Mentiperca Gill, 1862 Neanthias Norman, 1931 Novanthias Whitley, 1937 Paracentropristis Klunzinger, 1884 Prionodes Jenyns, 1840 Serranellus D.S. Jordan, 1890

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. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Serranus". FishBase. August 2022 version.
4. 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.