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Serranus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Scientific name
  
Serranus

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Serranidae

Higher classification
  
Serranidae

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Lower classifications
  
Painted comber, Comber, Serranus tortugarum, Serranus tigrinus, Belted sandfish

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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.

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Serranus tigrinus harlequin basslet courtship and spawning rise


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
  • 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)
  • 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

    Serranus Wikipedia
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