Serranidae

, *Cromileptes altivelis*]]
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 
, *Serranus scriba*]]
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)

, *Epinephelus fasciatus*]]

## 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 
, *Epinephelides armatus*]]
, *Serranus cabrilla*]]

## 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.