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Serranus

Serranus
Temporal range: 58.7–0 Ma
Thanetian to Present
Serranus baldwini - pone.0010676.g060.png
Serranus baldwini
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Serranus cabrilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Serranus
G. Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Perca cabrilla
Linnaeus, 1758

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.

There are currently 30 recognized species in this genus:


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