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 34 recognized species in this genus:[6]
- 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 fusculus (Poey, 1861) (twospot sea bass)
- Serranus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Brown comber)
- Serranus heterurus (Cadenat, 1937)
- Serranus huascarii Steindachner, 1900 (Flag bass)
- Serranus inexpectatus Wirtz & Iwamoto, 2018
- Serranus knysnaensis Gilchrist, 1904
- 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 papilionaceus Valenciennes, 1832
- Serranus phoebe Poey, 1851
- Serranus psittacinus Valenciennes, 1846 (Barred comber)
- Serranus pulcher Wirtz & Iwamoto, 2016 (São Tomé comber) [7]
- 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
- ^ Sepkoski, J.J.Jr (2002). “A Compendium of Fossil Marine Animal Genera”. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). “Genera in the family Serraninae”. Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ 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” (PDF). Fishery Bulletin. 104 (2): 159–166.
- ^ {{Cof genus|genus=Serranus|access-date=27 November 2025
- ^ 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.