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Serranidae

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Serranidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Serranidae Swainson
1947Serranidae Schaeffer p. 28
1960Serranidae Danil'chenko p. 106
1963Serranidae Jordan p. 693
1964Serranidae Patterson p. 419
1965Serranidae Frizzell and Dante p. 702
1966Serranidae Casier p. 186
1980Serranidae Danil'chenko p. 115
1993Serranidae Nolf and Dockery p. 32
1998Serranidae Khajuria and Prasad
1999Serranidae Weems p. 61
2001Serranidae Purdy et al. p. 169
2004Serranidae Aguilera and de Aguilera
2012Serranidae Fierstine et al. p. 113
2013Serranidae Betancur et al.
2016Serranidae Nelson et al. p. 446
2018Serranidae Carnevale and Godfrey p. 175

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderSerranoidei
familySerranidaeSwainson 1839
familySerranidaeSwainson 1839

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Serranidae Swainson 1839
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G. Centropristis Cuvier 1829
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†Centropristes exsculptus Stinton and Nolf 1970
G. Cephalopholis Bloch and Schneider 1801
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†Cephalopholis aotearoa Schwarzhans 2019
G. Diplectrum Holbrook 1855 [sand perch]
Subfm. †Epinephelinae Jordan and Eigenmann 1890
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Tr. †Liopropomatini Jordan and Evermann 1896
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G. †Liopropoma Gill 1861
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†Liopropoma sculpta Lin et al. 2017
G. Epinephelus Bloch 1793
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†Epinephelus itajara Lichtenstein 1822
†Epinephelus longispinis Arambourg 1927
†Epinephelus ovalis Stinton 1957
†Epinephelus plicatus Stinton 1978
†Epinephelus progigas Arambourg 1927
G. Mycteroperca Gill 1862
G. Neanthias Steindachner 1880
G. †Palaeopercichthys Greenwood 1983
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†Palaeopercichthys arabis Greenwood 1983
G. †Paleoserranus Cantalice et al. 2018
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†Paleoserranus lakamhae Cantalice et al. 2018
G. †Paralabrax Girard 1856
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†Paralabrax tenuicaudata Casier 1966
G. †Percostoma Casier 1966
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Percostoma angustum Casier 1966
G. †Plesioserranus Casier 1966
G. †Prolates Priem 1899
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†Prolates dormaalensis Casier 1967
†Prolates heberti Gervais 1852
Invalid names: Pseudolates Priem 1898 [replaced]
G. †Properca Sauvage 1880
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†Properca sabbae Pauca 1929
G. †Proserranus Patterson 1964
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†Proserranus lundensis Davis 1890
G. †Protanthias David 1943
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†Protanthias fossilis David 1943
G. Pseudanthias Bleeker 1871
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Pseudanthias multicrenatus Schwarzhans 2019
G. Seriphus Ayres 1860
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†Seriphus lavenbergi Huddleston and Takeuchi 2006
Seriphus politus Ayres 1860
G. †Serraninus Pauca 1931
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†Serraninus moravicus Pauca 1931
G. †Serranopsis Casier 1966
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G. Serranus Cuvier 1817
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Subg. Serranus (Serranellus) Jordan 1890
†Serranus aquitaniensis Steurbaut 1984
†Serranus budensis Heckel 1856
Serranus cabrilla Linnaeus 1758
†Serranus celebratus Danil'chenko 1968
†Serranus comparabilis Danil'chenko 1960
†Serranus cretaceus Bayer 1905
†Serranus elongatus Pauca 1929
†Serranus itajara Lichtenstein 1822
†Serranus occipitalis Agassiz 1835
Serranus scriba Linnaeus 1758
†Serranus simionescui Pauca 1929
†Serranus ventralis Agassiz 1835
G. †Tavania Landini and Menesini 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 72.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (85 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Serranidae indet. (122240)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0France Prolates heberti (195628)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Saudi Arabia (Makkah) Palaeopercichthys arabis (140975)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (Alabama) Serranidae indet. (87817)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Paralabrax tenuicauda (3262)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Turkmenistan Serranus celebratus (186444)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Plesioserranus wemmeliensis, Serranopsis londinensis, Percostoma angustum (13299)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom Plesioserranus wemmeliensis, Serranopsis londinensis, Percostoma angustum (215472)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France Epinephelus sp. (220174)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Virginia) Prolates dormaalensis (15595)
Mangaorapan52.0 - 48.9New Zealand (South Island) Cephalopholis aotearoa (219499)
Mangaorapan - Heretaungan52.0 - 45.7New Zealand (South Island) Cephalopholis aotearoa (219500 219501)
Heretaungan48.9 - 45.7New Zealand (South Island) Cephalopholis aotearoa, Pseudanthias multicrenatus (219498)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Diplectrum gautieri (188957) Liopropoma sculpta (188958)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Lower Saxony,) Epinephelus plicatus (188954)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Prolates sp. (41888 41989 41992 41994 41996) Prolates sp., Epinephelus plicatus (41998)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Belgium Serranus delicatulus, Centropristes exsculptatus (123069)
Porangan45.7 - 42.6New Zealand (South Island) Pseudanthias multicrenatus (219502)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) Cephalopholis aotearoa, Pseudanthias multicrenatus (219504) Pseudanthias multicrenatus (219508) Pseudanthias sp., Pseudanthias multicrenatus (219509)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand (South Island) Pseudanthias multicrenatus (219333)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France Centropristis elongatus (222677)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation (Adygeia) Serranus comparabilis (105572)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Azerbaijan Serranus comparabilis (186452)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Czechia (Moravia) Serranus sp. (104941)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Romania Serranus budensis, Serranus simionescui, Serranus elongatus, Properca sabbai (50344)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Czechia (Tschechien) Serranus simionescui, Serranus elongatus (185664)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Georgia (Abkhazia) Serranus comparabilis (186462)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Russian Federation Serranus budensis (186467)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Serranidae indet. (219615)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Centropristis integer, Serranus krefeldensis, Serranus sp., Paralabrax splendens (32012)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Serranidae indet. (219194)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (Louisiana) Centropristis sp. (44521)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Austria Serranidae indet. (99160)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Serranidae indet. (67900)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Serranidae indet. (52183)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Romania Centropristis sp. (222593)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Slovakia (Bratislava) Epinephelus sp., Serranus sp., Serranidae indet. (58983)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Ukraine Serranus sp. (213735)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Diplectrum sp. (145520)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Epinephelus sp., S. spp. (13300) Protanthias fossilis (45489)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Chile (Antwerpen) Serranidae indet. (154114)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Germany Serranus sp. (223566)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Venezuela Epinephelus itajara (92751)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Venezuela ( Falcón) Epinephelus itajara (136218)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Epinephelus casottii (186585) Epinephelus longispinis (186631)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Epinephelus casottii, Serranus cabrilla, Serranus scriba, Epinephelus longispinis, Epinephelus progigas (59256)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Epinephelus sp. (210248) Tavania sturani (210230)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Serranidae indet. (135043)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Serranidae indet. (210256) Tavania crotonensis (210257)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece (Attica) Serranidae indet. (207360)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Centropristis striata, Epinephelus sp., Serranidae indet., Diplectrum formosum, Mycteroperca sp. (52582)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Jamaica Diplectrum sp. (186673)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Greece (Crete) Serranus sp. (207303)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Seriphus politus (219849) Serranidae indet. (52218)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Italy Tavania crotonensis (145683 210258)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Diplectrum formosum (22712)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Italy Serranidae indet. (57058)
Calabrian - Middle Pleistocene1.8 - 0.129Italy (Sardinia) Serranus scriba (51482)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (California) Seriphus politus (85314)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Paralabrax sp., Seriphus politus (59063) Seriphus politus (160361 190889)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Centropristis sp. (161932)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Turks and Caicos Islands Epinephelus spp., Serranidae indet., Mycteroperca spp. (209855)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Italy (Sicily) Epinephelus sp. (175523)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Spain Serranidae indet. (215734 215739)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Serranidae indet. (194995 194997 194999)