Serranus Explained

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.^[1]

Species

There are currently 31 recognized species in this genus:

• Serranus accraensis (Norman, 1931) (Ghanean comber)
• Serranus aequidens C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Deep-water bass)
• Serranus aliceae Carvalho-Filho & C. E. L. Ferreira, 2013 ^[2]
• 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) ^[3]
• 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)

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. 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 . 10.1590/s1679-62252013000400008 . free .
3. 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.