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Serranus
Temporal range: 58.7–0 Ma Thanetian to Present [1]
Serranus baldwini
Serranus cabrilla
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Serranus

G. Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Perca cabrilla

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:

References

  1. ^ Sepkoski, J.J.Jr (2002). "A Compendium of Fossil Marine Animal Genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology,. 363: 1–560. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Serranus". FishBase. January 2016 version.
  3. ^ a b "A new species of dwarf sea bass, genus Serranus (Serranidae: Actinopterygii), from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean". Neotropical Ichthyology,. 11 (4): 809–814. 2013. doi:10.1590/s1679-62252013000400008. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  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.