Serranus

Serranus Temporal range: 58.7–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Thanetian to Present [1]
Serranus baldwini
Serranus cabrilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Serranidae
Genus:	Serranus G. Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Perca cabrilla Linnaeus, 1758

Serranus is a genus of fish in the family Serranidae.^[2] It is one of five genera known commonly as the "Atlantic dwarf sea basses".^[3] 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.^[4]

Species

There are currently 30 recognized species in this genus:

• Serranus accraensis (Norman, 1931) (Ghanean comber)
• Serranus aequidens C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Deep-water bass)
• Serranus africanus (Cadenat, 1960)
• Serranus aliceae Carvalho-Filho & C. E. L. Ferreira, 2013 ^[3]
• Serranus annularis (Günther, 1880) (Orange-back bass)
• Serranus atricauda Günther, 1874 (Black-tail comber)
• Serranus atrobranchus (G. 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 flaviventris (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Twin-spot bass)
• Serranus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Brown comber)
• Serranus heterurus (Cadenat, 1937)
• Serranus huascarii Steindachner, 1900 (Flag bass)
• 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) ^[5]
• 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 (G. Cuvier, 1829)
• 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. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2016). Species of Serranus in FishBase. January 2016 version.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.