FAMILY Serranidae Swainson, 1835 – groupers, sea basses SUBFAMILY Serraninae Swainson 1839 - sea basses, perchlets, sand perches etc. GENUS Bullisichthys Rivas, 1971 - groupers, sea basses Species Bullisichthys carribbaeus Rivas, 1971 - pugnose bass GENUS Centropristis Cuvier, 1829 - sea basses [=Triloburus] Species Centropristis fuscula Poey, 1861 - twospot sea bass Species Centropristis ocyurus (Jordan & Evermann, 1887) - bank sea bass Species Centropristis philadelphica (Linnaeus, 1758) - rock sea bass [=tridens, trifurca] Species Centropristis rufus Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829 - red sea bass Species Centropristis striata (Linnaeus, 1758) - black sea bass [=atraria, atrarius, furva, melanus, nigrescens, varia] GENUS Chelidoperca Boulenger, 1895 - perchlets, sea basses Species Chelidoperca hirundinaceus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1831) – hirundinacea perchlet Species Chelidoperca investigatoris (Alcock, 1890) - Investigator perchlet Species Chelidoperca lecromi Fourmanoir, 1982 - Lecrom's perchlet Species Chelidoperca maculicauda Bineesh & Akhilesh, in Bineesh et al., 2013 - Indian perchlet Species Chelidoperca margaritifera Weber, 1913 - pearly perchlet Species Chelidoperca occipitalis Kotthaus, 1973 - Arabian perchlet Species Chelidoperca pleurospilus Gunther, 1880 - pleurospilus perchlet Species Chelidoperca santosi Williams & Carpenter, 2015 - Pogi perchlet Species Chelidoperca stella Matsunuma & Motomura, 2016 - stella perchlet Species Chelidoperca tosaensis Matsunuma et al., 2017 - Tosa perchlet GENUS Cratinus Steindachner, 1878 - sea basses Species Cratinus agassizii Steindachner, 1878 - Gray threadfin seabass GENUS Diplectrum Holbrook, 1855 - sand perches, sea basses [=Hailperca, Paraserranus] Species Diplectrum bivittatum (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1828) - dwarf sand perch [=arcuarium] Species Diplectrum conceptionis (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1828) - sand-perch Species Diplectrum eumelum Rosenblatt & Johnson, 1974 - eumelum sand perch Species Diplectrum euryplectrum Jordan & Bollman, 1890 - euryplectrum sand perch Species Diplectrum formosum (Linnaeus, 1766) - sand perch [=fascicularis, irradians, radians] Species Diplectrum labarum Rosenblatt & Johnson, 1974 - labarum sand perch Species Diplectrum macropoma (Gunther, 1864) - macropoma sand perch [=mexicanum] Species Diplectrum maximum Hildebrand, 1946 - topedo sand perch Species Diplectrum pacificum Meek & Hildebrand, 1925 - Pacific sand perch Species Diplectrum radiale (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) - pond perch [=ayresi] Species Diplectrum rostrum Bortone, 1974 - rostrate sand perch Species Diplectrum sciurus Gilbert, 1892 - sciurus sand perch GENUS Dules Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829 - perches [=Callidulus, Dulichthys, Eudulus] Species Dules auriga Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829 - golden perch GENUS Hypoplectrus Gill, 1861 - hamlets Species Hypoplectrus aberrans Poey, 1868 - yellowbelly hamlet Species Hypoplectrus atlahua Tavera & Acero P., 2013 - Jarocho hamlet Species Hypoplectrus castroaguirrei Del Moral-Flores et al., 2012 - castroaguirrei hamlet Species Hypoplectrus chlorurus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1828) - yellowtail hamlet [=affine] Species Hypoplectrus ecosur Victor, 2012 - ecosur hamlet Species Hypoplectrus floridae Victor, 2012 - Florida hamlet Species Hypoplectrus gemma Goode & Bean, 1882 - blue hamlet Species Hypoplectrus gummigutta (Poey, 1851) - golden hamlet [=crocota] Species Hypoplectrus guttavarius (Poey, 1852) - shy hamlet [=accensum, pinnivaria] Species Hypoplectrus indigo (Poey, 1851) - indigo hamlet [=bovinum] Species Hypoplectrus maculiferus Poey, 1871 - maculiferus hamlet Species Hypoplectrus maya Lobel, 2011 - Maya hamlet Species Hypoplectrus nigricans (Poey, 1852) - black hamlet Species Hypoplectrus providencianus Acero P. & Garzon-Ferreira, 1994 - masked hamlet Species Hypoplectrus puella (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1828) - barred hamlet [=vitulinum] Species Hypoplectrus randallorum Lobel, 2011 - tan hamlet Species Hypoplectrus unicolor (Walbaum, 1792) - butter hamlet [=annularis, ephippium, unicolor] GENUS Paralabrax Girard, 1856 - rock basses [=Atractoperca, Gonioperca] Species Paralabrax albomaculatus (Jenyns, 1840) - comotillo Species Paralabrax aurogutatus Walford, 1936 - goldspotted sand bass Species Paralabrax callaensis Starks, 1906 - Southern rock bass Species Paralabrax clathratus (Girard, 1854) - kelp bass Species Paralabrax dewegeri (Metzelaar, 1919) - vieja Species Paralabrax humeralis (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1828) - Peruvian rock seabass Species Paralabrax loro Walford, 1936 - parrot sand bass Species Paralabrax maculatofasciatus (Steindachner, 1868) - spotted sand bass [=acanthophorus] Species Paralabrax nebulifer (Girard, 1854) - barred sand bass GENUS Parasphyraenops Bean, 1912 - basses Species Parasphyraenops atrimanus Bean, 1912 - bank bass Species Parasphyraenops incisus (Colin, 1978) - Colin's bass GENUS Schultzea Woods, 1958 - basses [=Schultzetta] Species Schultzea beta (Hildebrand, in Longley & Hildebrand, 1940) - school bass [=campechanus] GENUS Serraniculus Ginsburg, 1952 - sea basses Species Serraniculus pumilio Ginsburg, 1952 - pygmy sea bass GENUS Serranus Cuvier, 1816 - basses [=Hepatus, Mentiperca, Neanthias, Novanthias, Paracentropristis, Prionodes, Serranellus] Species Serranus accraensis (Norman, 1931) - Ghanean comber Species Serranus aequidens Gilbert, 1890 - deepwater bass Species Serranus africanus (Cadenat, 1960) - African bass Species Serranus aliceae Carvalho Filho & Ferreira, 2013 - aliceae bass Species Serranus annularis (Gunther, 1880) - orangeback bass Species Serranus atricauda Gunther, 1874 - blacktail comber Species Serranus atrobranchus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829) - blackear bass [=pomospilus] Species Serranus baldwini (Evermann & Marsh, 1899) - lantern bass [=maculata] Species Serranus cabrilla (Linnaeus, 1758) - comber [=argentinus, bicolor, caprulensis, chanus, flavus, hians, hiatula, oxyrhynchus, salviani, virescens] Species Serranus chionaraia Robins & Starck, 1961 - snow bass Species Serranus flaviventris (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829) - twinspot bass [=dispilurus] Species Serranus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - brown comber [=adriaticus N, adriaticus G, fasciatus, fuscovittatus, siagonotus, spalatensis, striatus, triacanthus] Species Serranus heterurus (Cadenat, 1937) - heterurus bass Species Serranus huascarii Steindachner, 1900 - flag bass Species Serranus knysnaensis Gilchrist, 1904 - Knysna bass Species Serranus luciopercanus Poey, 1852 - cross-hatch bass Species Serranus maytagi Robins & Starck, 1961 - Maytag's bass Species Serranus notospilus Longley, 1935 - saddle bass Species Serranus novemcinctus Kner, 1864 - barred bass Species Serranus phoebe Poey, 1851 - phoebe bass Species Serranus psittacinus Valenciennes, 1846 - barred comber [=calopteryx, fasciatus] Species Serranus pulcher Wirtz & Iwamoto, 2016 - Sao Tome comber Species Serranus sanctaehelenae Boulenger, 1895 - St. Helena comber Species Serranus scriba (Linnaeus, 1758) - painted comber [=argus, crapa, fasciatus, marina S, marina L, macroccanus, papilionaceus, variegatus] Species Serranus socorroensis Allen & Robertson, 1992 - Socorro bass Species Serranus stilbostigma (Jordan & Bollman, 1890) - stilbostigma bass Species Serranus subligarius (Cope, 1870) - subligarius bass Species Serranus tabacarius (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829) - tabacarius bass [=jacome] Species Serranus tico Allen & Robertson, 1998 - tico bass Species Serranus tigrinus (Bloch, 1790) - harlequin bass [=capurri, praestigiator, tigrina] Species Serranus tortugarum Longley, 1935 - chalk bass SUBFAMILY Anthiadinae Poey 1861 - sea basses etc. GENUS Acanthistius Gill, 1862 - sea basses Species Acanthistius brasilianus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1828) - Argentine sea bass [=aculeatum] Species Acanthistius cinctus (Gunther, 1859) - yellowbanded perch Species Acanthistius fuscus Regan, 1913 - Rapanui seabass Species Acanthistius joanae Heemstra, 2010 - scalyjaw koester Species Acanthistius ocellatus (Gunther, 1859) - Eastern wirrah [=cyanostigma, myriaster] Species Acanthistius pardalotus Hutchins, 1981 - leopard wirrah Species Acanthistius patachonicus (Jenyns, 1840) - patachronicus sea bass Species Acanthistius paxtoni Hutchins & Kuiter, 1982 - orangelined wirra Species Acanthistius pictus (Tschudi, 1846) - brick seabass Species Acanthistius sebastoides Castelnau, 1861 - koester Species Acanthistius serratus (Cuvier, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1828) - Western wirrah GENUS Anatolanthias Anderson et al., 1990 - sea basses Species Anatolanthias apiomycter Anderson et al., 1990 - Nazca sea bass GENUS Anthias Bloch, 1792 - basses [=Aylopon, Pseudalphestes] Species Anthias anthias (Linnaeus, 1758) - anthias [=algeriensis, anthiam, canariensis, hispanus, ivicae, mundulus, nicaeensis, pennanti, rissoi, sacer] Species Anthias asperilinguis Gunther, 1859 - Gunther's anthias Species Anthias cyprinoides (Katayama & Amaoka, 1986) - Katayama's anthias Species Anthias helenensis Katayama & Amaoka, 1986 - Helenic anthias Species Anthias hensleyi (Anderson & Garcia-Moliner, 2012) - Hensley's anthias Species Anthias menezesi Anderson & Heemstra, 1980 - Menezes' anthias Species Anthias nicholsi Firth, 1933 - Nichols' anthias Species Anthias noeli Anderson & Baldwin, 2000 - Noel's anthias Species Anthias woodsi Anderson & Heemstra, 1980 - Woods' anthias GENUS Baldwinella Anderson & Heemstra, 2012 - basses Species Baldwinella aureorubens