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 a pair spawns, one fish acts as a male and the other acts as a female.
Species
There are currently 34 recognized species in this genus:
- Serranus accraensis <small>(Norman, 1931)</small> (Ghanean comber)
- Serranus aequidens <small>C. H. Gilbert, 1890</small> (Deep-water bass)
- Serranus aliceae <small>Carvalho-Filho & C. E. L. Ferreira, 2013</small>
- Serranus annularis <small>(Günther, 1880)</small> (Orange-back bass)
- Serranus atricauda <small>Günther, 1874</small> (Blacktail comber)
- Serranus atrobranchus <small>(Cuvier, 1829)</small> (Black-ear bass)
- Serranus baldwini <small>(Evermann & Marsh, 1899)</small> (Lantern bass)
- Serranus cabrilla <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> (Comber)
- Serranus chionaraia <small>C. R. Robins & Starck, 1961</small> (Snow bass)
- Serranus drewesi <small>Iwamoto, 2018</small> (Drewes' bass)
- Serranus flaviventris <small>(Cuvier, 1829)</small> (Twin-spot bass)
- Serranus fusculus <small>(Poey, 1861)</small> (twospot sea bass)
- Serranus hepatus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> (Brown comber)
- Serranus heterurus <small>(Cadenat, 1937)</small>
- Serranus huascarii <small>Steindachner, 1900</small> (Flag bass)
- Serranus inexpectatus <small>Wirtz & Iwamoto, 2018</small>
- Serranus knysnaensis <small>Gilchrist, 1904</small>
- Serranus luciopercanus <small>Poey, 1852</small> (Cross-hatch bass)
- Serranus maytagi <small>C. R. Robins & Starck, 1961</small>
- Serranus notospilus <small>Longley, 1935</small> (Saddle bass)
- Serranus novemcinctus <small>Kner, 1864</small> (Barred bass)
- Serranus papilionaceus <small>Valenciennes, 1832</small>
- Serranus phoebe <small>Poey, 1851</small>
- Serranus psittacinus <small>Valenciennes, 1846</small> (Barred comber)
- Serranus pulcher <small>Wirtz & Iwamoto, 2016</small> (São Tomé comber)
- Serranus sanctaehelenae <small>Boulenger, 1895</small> (St. Helena comber)
- Serranus scriba <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> (Painted comber)
- Serranus socorroensis <small>G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1992</small> (Socorro bass)
- Serranus stilbostigma <small>(D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890)</small>
- Serranus subligarius <small>(Cope, 1870)</small> (Belted bass)
- Serranus tabacarius <small>(Cuvier, 1829)</small> (Tobaccofish)
- Serranus tico <small>G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1998</small>
- Serranus tigrinus <small>(Bloch, 1790)</small> (Harlequin bass)
- Serranus tortugarum <small>Longley, 1935</small> (Chalk bass)
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