Family

Serranidae

103 species · Animals

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Barred Hamlet

Hypoplectrus puella (Cuvier, 1828)

Hypoplectrus puella, the barred hamlet, is a small western Atlantic reef fish that hunts alongside parrotfish schools.

Butter Hamlet

Hypoplectrus unicolor (Walbaum, 1792)

Hypoplectrus unicolor is a small western Atlantic reef hamlet fish with a distinct black caudal saddle marking.

Black Hamlet

Hypoplectrus nigricans (Poey, 1852)

Hypoplectrus nigricans is a small simultaneous hermaphrodite reef fish from the central West Atlantic that uses the unusual egg trading reproductive strategy.

Indigo Hamlet

Hypoplectrus indigo (Poey, 1851)

Hypoplectrus indigo is a small dark blue barred reef fish species found in the western Atlantic Ocean.

Harlequin Bass

Serranus tigrinus (Bloch, 1790)

Serranus tigrinus is a synchronous hermaphroditic marine fish from the western Atlantic Caribbean reefs.

Barred Serrano

Serranus psittacinus Valenciennes, 1846

Barred serrano (Serranus psittacinus) is a fish species in the genus Serranus.

Painted Comber

Serranus scriba (Linnaeus, 1758)

Serranus scriba, the painted comber, is a carnivorous synchronous hermaphrodite fish found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean/Black Seas.

Comber

Serranus cabrilla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Serranus cabrilla, the comber, is a marine hermaphroditic predatory fish found in the eastern Atlantic and adjacent seas.

Lantern Bass

Serranus baldwini (Evermann & Marsh, 1899)

Serranus baldwini is a small synchronously hermaphroditic marine reef fish found in the western Atlantic Ocean.

Chalk Bass

Serranus tortugarum Longley, 1935

Serranus tortugarum, the chalk bass, is a small simultaneous hermaphrodite fish found in the western Atlantic Ocean.

Belted Sandfish

Serranus subligarius (Cope, 1870)

Serranus subligarius, the belted sandfish, is a small synchronous hermaphroditic predatory fish found in the western Atlantic.

Black Sea Bass

Centropristis striata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Centropristis striata (black sea bass) is a western Atlantic predatory fish that is a protogynous hermaphrodite.

Kelp Bass

Paralabrax clathratus (Girard, 1854)

Paralabrax clathratus, also called kelp bass or calico bass, is a large Pacific sea bass associated with kelp forest habitats off western North America.