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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets
Subfamily: Serraninae
Genus: Centropristis

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Centropristis fuscula Poey, 1861

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Centropristis fuscula
[Twospot sea bass]

Photo by Cox, C.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Centropristis ocyurus (Jordan & Evermann, 1887)

Photo by Cox, C.
 
Centropristis ocyurus
[Bank sea bass]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Centropristis philadelphica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Centropristis philadelphica
[Rock sea bass]
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Western Central Atlantic
 
Centropristis rufus
[]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Centropristis striata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Centropristis striata
[Black seabass]
5 Species of Family Serranidae with Genus Centropristis
(Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1861 Centropristis fuscula Twospot sea bass Western Atlantic 15 TL
1887 Centropristis ocyurus Bank sea bass Western Atlantic 30 TL
1758 Centropristis philadelphica Rock sea bass Western Atlantic 30 TL
1829 Centropristis rufus Western Central Atlantic
1758 Centropristis striata Black seabass Western Atlantic 66 TL



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