Serranus

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Serranus
Temporal range: 58.7–0 Ma Thanetian to Present [1]
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Serranus baldwini
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Serranus cabrilla
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Serranus
G. Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Perca cabrilla
Synonyms[2]

Serranus is a genus of fish in the family Serranidae.[3] It is one of five genera known commonly as the "Atlantic dwarf sea basses".[4] 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.[5]

Species

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There are currently 34 recognized species in this genus:[6]

References

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