Serranidae

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Serranidae
Temporal range: Paleocene–present
Humpback grouper, Cromileptes altivelis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Superfamily: Percoidea
Family: Serranidae
Swainson, 1839[1]
Subfamilies

see text

Synonyms

Grammistidae Bleeker, 1857

Serranidae is a large

bony fishes in the world, growing to 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) in length and 400 kg (880 lb) in weight.[2]
Representatives of this group live in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.

Characteristics

Many serranid species are brightly colored, and many of the larger species are caught commercially for food. They are usually found over

canine-like teeth projecting from the lower jaw.[3]

All serranids are carnivorous. Although some species, especially in the Anthiadinae subfamily, only feed on zooplankton, the majority feed on fish and crustaceans. They are typically ambush predators, hiding in cover on the reef and darting out to grab passing prey. Their bright colours are most likely a form of disruptive camouflage, similar to the stripes of a tiger.[3]

Many species are

planktonic
, generally at the mercy of ocean currents until they are ready to settle into adult populations.

Like other fish, serranids harbour

isopods, and copepods. A study conducted in New Caledonia has shown that coral reef-associated serranids harbour about 10 species of parasites per fish species.[5]

Classification

A typical member of Anthiadinae, the sea goldie, is small, colorful, planktivorous and social.
Like many other large species in the Epinephelinae subfamily, the Nassau grouper is threatened by overfishing.
six-striped soapfish
produces a toxic mucus.

In recent times[when?], this family has been proposed to be split. The two hypothetical families emerging from the remains of the possibly-obsolete taxon are the families Epinephilidae and Anthiadidae. This taxonomic separation is recognized by some authorities[who?], including the IUCN.[6] Recent[

Anyperodon. Each of these two genera has a single species, which were included in the same clade as species of Epinephelus in a study based on five different genes.[7]

The subfamilies and genera are as follows:[8][9]

Notes

  1. ^
    PMID 25543675
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  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Epinephelus lanceolatus" in FishBase. October 2016 version.
  3. ^
    ISBN 0-12-547665-5
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  4. S2CID 12287737
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  5. PMID 21344838
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  6. ^ "IUCN red list taxonomies".
  7. PMID 25093850
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  8. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Serranidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  9. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6
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  10. ^ a b 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.

References

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