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Serranidae
Sign in to saveSerranidae is a family of marine fish belonging to the order Perciformes. The family used to contain about 450 species in 65 genera, including some of the sea basses and groupers, but taxonomic revisions split out Epinephelinae (groupers), Grammistini (soapfish), and Anthiadinae (anthias); as a consequence, this family is now much less speciose. Representatives of this group live in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.
Species
sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets
Serranidae
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilySerranidae
De zaag- of zeebaarzen (Serranidae) vormen een familie van vissen die tot de orde der baarsachtigen (Perciformes) behoren. Zij bestaat uit diverse onderfamilies. Er zijn vele soorten van deze familie, waaronder de tandbaarzen (onderfamilie Epinephelinae).
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Serranidae is a family of marine fish belonging to the order Perciformes. The family used to contain about 450 species in 65 genera, including some of the sea basses and groupers, but taxonomic revisions split out Epinephelinae (groupers), Grammistini (soapfish), and Anthiadinae (anthias); as a consequence, this family is now much less speciose. Representatives of this group live in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.
==Characteristics== Serranids are generally robust in form, with large mouths and small spines on the gill coverings. They typically have several rows of sharp teeth, usually with a pair of particularly large, canine-like fangs projecting from the lower jaw. Many serranid species are brightly colored.