Serranidae

The Serranidae are a large family of perciform fishes that have 450 species in 65 genera. They are usually found in coral reefs in tropical waters. Some of the notable ones are groupers and the highly popular anthias. There are also some extinct ones; Blabe and Palaeoperca. Blabe probably belongs to this family.

 Description 

 Characteristics 
They are known for being colorful and are caught for food. They are mostly carnivorous, usually as ambush predators. Species of this family usually have canine-shaped teeth.

 What they eat 
Some species, especially groupers, eat other fishes, crustaceans (e.g., crabs, shrimps), and squids. Some anthias feed on zooplankton.

 Classification 
These are the subfamilies and genera:

 Subfamily Anthiinae Poey, 1861
 Acanthistius Gill, 1862
 Anatolanthias Anderson, Parin & Randall, 1990
 Anthias Bloch, 1792
 Baldwinella  Anderson & Heemstra, 2012
 Caesioperca Castelnau, 1872
 Caprodon Temminck & Schlegel, 1843
 Choranthias Anderson & Heemstra, 2012
 Dactylanthias Bleeker, 1871
 Epinephelides Ogilby, 1899
 Giganthias Katayama, 1954
 Hemanthias Steindachner, 1875
 Holanthias Günther 1868
 Hypoplectrodes Gill, 1862
 Lepidoperca Regan, 1914
 Luzonichthys Herre, 1936
 Meganthias Randall & Heemstra, 2006
 Nemanthias J.L.B. Smith, 1954
 Odontanthias Bleeker, 1873
 Othos Castelnau, 1875
 Plectranthias Bleeker, 1873
 Pronotogrammus Gill, 1863
 Pseudanthias Bleeker, 1871
 Rabaulichthys Allen, 1984
 Sacura D.S. Jordan & Richardson, 1910
 Selenanthias Tanaka, 1918
 Serranocirrhitus Watanabe, 1949
 Tosana  H.M. Smith & Pope, 1906
 Tosanoides Kamohara, 1953
 Trachypoma Günther, 1859
 Subfamily Epinephelinae Bleeker, 1874 (groupers)
 Tribe Niphonini D.S. Jordan, 1923
 Niphon Cuvier, 1828
 Tribe Epinephelini Bleeker, 1874
 Aethaloperca Fowler, 1904
 Alphestes Bloch & Schneider, 1801
 Anyperodon Günther, 1859
 Cephalopholis Bloch & Schneider, 1801
 Chromileptes Swainson, 1839
 Dermatolepis Gill, 1861
 Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
 Gonioplectrus Gill, 1862
 Gracila Randall, 1964
 Hyporthodus Gill, 1861
 Mycteroperca Gill, 1862
 Paranthias Guichenot, 1868
 Plectropomus Pken, 1817
 Saloptia J.L.B. Smith, 1964
 Triso Randall, Johnson & Lowe, 1989
 Variola Swainson, 1839
 Tribe Diploprionini Bleeker, 1874
 Aulacocephalus Temminck & Schlegel, 1843
 Belonoperca Fowler & B.A. Bean, 1930
 Diploprion Cuvier, 1828
 Tribe Liopropomini Poey, 1867
 Bathyanthias Günther, 1880
 Liopropoma Gill, 1861
 Rainfordia McCulloch, 1923
 Tribe Grammistini Bleeker, 1857
 Aporops Schultz, 1943
 Grammistes Bloch & Schneider, 1801
 Grammistops Schultz 1953
 Jeboehlkia Robins, 1967
 Pogonoperca Günther 1859
 Pseudogramma Bleeker, 1875
 Rypticus Cuvier, 1829
 Suttonia J.L.B. Smith, 1953
 Subfamily Serraninae Swainson, 1839
 Bullisichthys Rivas, 1971
 Centropristis Cuvier, 1829
 Chelidoperca Boulenger, 1895 (perchlets)
 Cratinus Steindachner, 1878
 Diplectrum Holbrook, 1855
 Hypoplectrus Gill, 1861
 Paralabrax Girard, 1856
 Parasphyraenops T.H. Bean, 1912
 Schultzea Woods, 1958
 Serraniculus Ginsburg, 1952
 Serranus Cuvier, 1816
 incertae sedis
 ?†Blabe White, 1936 (Eocene, Egypt)
 Caesioscorpis Whitley, 1945
 Hemilutjanus Bleeker, 1876
 †Palaeoperca Micklich, 1978 (Eocene, Germany)


 Some species 

 Anthiinae 
Some species of the subfamily Anthiinae are the yellowbanded perch, Anthias anthias, and Tosanoides flavofasciatus.

 Epinephelinae 
Some species of the subfamily Epinephelinae are the blacktip grouper, Epinephelus bleekeri, and the giant grouper.

 Image gallery 

 Related pages 
 Palaeoperca – another extinct genus of serranid

 References 
 Anderson, W.D. Jr.; Heemstra, P.C. (2012). "Review of Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Anthiine Fishes (Teleostei: Perciformes: Serranidae), with Descriptions of Two New Genera". Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. 102 (2): 1–173.

Category:Perciformes
Category:Ray-finned fish