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Genera in the family or subfamily Serranidae: [ 29 ] records

Atractoperca Gill [T. N.] 1861:164 Fem. Labrax clathratus Girard 1854. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Paralabrax Girard 1856 -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:119 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Paralabrax Girard 1856. Serranidae.

Bullisichthys Rivas [L. R.] 1971:718 Masc. Bullisichthys caribbaeus Rivas 1971. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Bullisichthys Rivas 1971 -- (Heemstra et al. 2003:1312 [ref. 27060], Parenti & Randall 2020:110 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Bullisichthys Rivas 1971. Serranidae.

Callidulus (subgenus of Eudulus) Fowler [H. W.] 1907:265 Masc. Centropristis subligarius Cope 1870. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Dules Cuvier 1829 -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:116 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Dules Cuvier 1829. Serranidae.

Centropristis Cuvier [G.] 1829:145 Fem. Centropristis nigricans Cuvier 1829 (= Coryphaena nigrescens Bloch & Schneider). Type by subsequent designation. Cuvier's nigricans is an unneeded substitute for nigrescens. Type designated by Bleeker 1874:2 [ref. 5110] and 1876:254 [ref. 447]. Spelled Centropristes by Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes (Apr.) 1829, original in Jan.-Mar. 1829. •Valid as Centropristis Cuvier 1829 -- (Bortone 1977:23 [ref. 7059], Kendall 1984:500 [ref. 13663], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:267 [ref. 24550] as Centropristes, Heemstra et al. 2003:1316 [ref. 27060], Parenti & Randall 2020:110 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Centropristis Cuvier 1829. Serranidae.

Chelidoperca Boulenger [G. A.] 1895:304 Fem. Centropristis hirundinaceus Valenciennes 1831. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan et al. 1913:158 [ref. 6448]. •Valid as Chelidoperca Boulenger 1895 -- (Akazaki 1972 [ref. 7148], Kendall 1984:500 [ref. 13663], Katayama in Masuda et al. 1984:133 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:492 [ref. 12442], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2448 [ref. 24815], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2451 [ref. 24815], Hoese & Bray 2006:1032 [ref. 29000], Bineesh & Akhilesk 2013:71 [ref. 32687], Bineesh et al. 2014:117 [ref. 33649], Williams & Carpenter 2015:287 [ref. 33647], Matsunuma & Motomura 2016:388 [ref. 34335], Motomura et al. 2017:83 [ref. 35490], Matsunuma et al. 2017:[1] [ref. 35700], Fricke et al. 2018:147 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:61 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:115 [ref. 36673], Lee et al. 2019:1 [ref. 36888], Ogino et al. 2019:1 [ref. 37056], Matsunuma et al. 2020:1 [ref. 37367], Parenti & Randall 2020:111 [ref. 37354], Psomadakis et al. 2021:87 [ref. 38144], Tang & Ho 2021:3 [ref. 38370], Tang & Matsunuma 2022:206 [ref. 39622], Matsunuma et al. 2024:1 [ref. 40871]). Current status: Valid as Chelidoperca Boulenger 1895. Serranidae.

Cratinus Steindachner [F.] 1878:395 Masc. Cratinus agassizii Steindachner 1878. Type by monotypy. Date may be 1879. •Valid as Cratinus Steinachner 1878 -- (Kendall 1984:500 [ref. 13663], Parenti & Randall 2020:113 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Cratinus Steindachner 1878. Serranidae.

Diplectrum Holbrook [J. E.] 1855:32, 42 Neut. Serranus fascicularis Valenciennes 1828. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Holbrook 1860:35 [ref. 2185]. Not preoccupied by Diplectrum Agassiz 1846:125 [ref. 64], an unjustified emendation for Diplectron Vieillot 1816 in Aves. Diplectron Troschel 1858 is a misspelling. •Valid as Diplectrum Holbrook 1855 -- (Bortone 1977 [ref. 7064], Kendall 1984:500 [ref. 13663], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:268 [ref. 24550], Heemstra et al. 2003:1314 [ref. 27060], Parenti & Randall 2020:113 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Diplectrum Holbrook 1855. Serranidae.

Dules Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:111 Masc. Dules auriga Cuvier 1829. Type by subsequent designation. Treated by author as masculine. Type apparently first designated by Bleeker 1874:2 [ref. 5110]. •Valid as Dules Cuvier 1829 -- (Ringuelet & Arámburu 1960:62 [ref. 14229], Inada in Nakamura et al. 1986:198 [ref. 14235], Kendall 1984:501 [ref. 13663], Parenti & Randall 2020:116 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Dules Cuvier 1829. Serranidae.

Dulichthys Bonaparte [C. L.] 1831:167 Masc. Dules auriga Cuvier 1829. Type by being a replacement name. Appeared as "Dulichthys. Nob. (Dules, Cuv.)". Unneeded replacement for Dules Cuvier 1829, not preoccupied by Dulus Viellot 1816 in Aves. Misspelled Dulichethys by Swainson 1838:85 [ref. 4302]. •Objective synonym of Dules Cuvier 1829 -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:116 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Dules Cuvier 1829. Serranidae.

Eudulus Fowler [H. W.] 1907:264 Masc. Dules auriga Cuvier 1829. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Dules Cuvier 1828, not preoccupied by Dulus Viellot 1816 in Aves. Replaced earlier by Dulichthys Bonaparte 1832. •Objective synonym of Dules Cuvier 1829 -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:116 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Dules Cuvier 1829. Serranidae.

Gonioperca Gill [T. N.] 1862:236 Fem. Serranus albomaculatus Jenyns 1840. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Paralabrax Girard 1856 -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:120 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Paralabrax Girard 1856. Serranidae.

Haliperca Gill [T. N.] 1862:236 Fem. Serranus bivittatus Valenciennes 1828. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Gilbert 1883:535 [ref. 2476]. •Synonym of Diplectrum Holbrook 1855 -- (Bortone 1977:3 [ref. 7064], Parenti & Randall 2020:113 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Diplectrum Holbrook 1855. Serranidae.

Hepatus Artedi [P.] in Röse 1793:113 Masc. Based on Hepatos Aristotle and other authors which probably is Labrus hepatus Linnaeus 1758. •In the synonymy of Serranus Cuvier 1816. Current status: Synonym of Serranus Cuvier 1816. Serranidae.

Hypoplectrus Gill [T. N.] 1861:98 Masc. Plectropoma puella Cuvier 1828. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Hypoplectrus Gill 1861 -- (Kendall 1984:500 [ref. 13663], Domeier 1994:103 [ref. 21359], Acero P. & Garzón 1994:5 [ref. 22090], Heemstra et al. 2003:1315 [ref. 27060], Aguilar-Perera & González-Salas 2010:375 [ref. 30878], Aguilar-Perera & Tuz-Sulub 2010:143 [ref. 31684], Lobel 2011:1 [ref. 31606], Lobel & Lobel 2011:50 [ref. 31774], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2011:2 [ref. 31860], Victor 2012:3 [ref. 32153], Tavera & Acero P. 2013:29 [ref. 32434], Victor & Marks 2018:8 [ref. 36139], Parenti & Randall 2020:116 [ref. 37354], Puebla et al. 2022:109 [ref. 39011]). Current status: Valid as Hypoplectrus Gill 1861. Serranidae.

Mentiperca Gill [T. N.] 1862:236 Fem. Serranus luciopercanus Poey 1852. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Serranus Cuvier 1816, but a valid subgenus -- (Iwamoto & Wirtz 2018:35 [ref 36189]). •Synonym of Serranus Cuvier 1816 -- (Johnson & Smith-Vaniz 1987:53 [ref. 9235], Parenti & Randall 2020:122 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Serranus Cuvier 1816. Serranidae.

Neanthias Norman [J. R.] 1931:354 Masc. Neanthias accraensis Norman 1931. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Novanthias Whitley 1937 is an unneeded replacement, not preoccupied by Neoanthias Castelnau 1879. Misspelled Neoanthias in Zoological Record for 1879. •Synonym of Serranus Cuvier 1816 -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:122 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Serranus Cuvier 1816. Serranidae.

Novanthias Whitley [G. P.] 1937:122 Masc. Neanthias accraensis Norman 1931. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Neanthias Norman 1931, not preoccupied by Neanthias (Rye 1881, in Index to Zoological Record for 1879, an incorrect subsequent spelling of Neoanthias Castelnau). •Synonym of Serranus Cuvier 1816 -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:122 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Serranus Cuvier 1816. Serranidae.

Odontolabrax Bleeker [P.] 1872:149 Masc. Odontolabrax typus Bleeker 1872. Type by monotypy (also by use of typus). ▌No recent treatment located; family placement follows Fowler (MS). ▌Incertae sedis -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:129 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Unknown. Serranidae.

Paracentropristis Klunzinger [C. B.] 1884:16 Fem. Labrus hepatus Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy. Paracentropristes as used by Jordan 1919:358 [ref. 4904] is an incorrect subsequent spelling. •Synonym of Serranus Cuvier 1816, but a valid subgenus Paracentropristis -- (Klausewitz 1989:261 [ref. 13650], Iwamoto & Wirtz 2018:4 [ref. 36189]). •Synonym of Serranus Cuvier 1816 -- (Tortonese 1973:355 [ref. 7192], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:267 [ref. 24550], Parenti & Randall 2020:122 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Serranus Cuvier 1816. Serranidae.

Paralabrax Girard [C. F.] 1856:131 Masc. Labrax nebulifer Girard 1854. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Eigenmann 1890:386 [ref. 2440]. •Valid as Paralabrax Girard 1856 -- (Kendall 1984:500 [ref. 13663], Heemstra et al. 2003:1316 [ref. 27060], Pondella et al. 2003:176 [ref. 29770], Parenti & Randall 2020:119 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Paralabrax Girard 1856. Serranidae.

Paraserranus Bleeker [P.] 1874:3, 6 Masc. Paraserranus hasseltii Bleeker 1874. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Bleeker 1875:22 [ref. 4861]. •Synonym of Diplectrum Holbrook 1855 -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:114 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Diplectrum Holbrook 1855. Serranidae.

Parasphyraenops Bean [T. H.] 1912:124 Masc. Parasphyraenops atrimanus Bean 1912. Type by monotypy. Family placement uncertain (Fraser 1972:42 [ref. 5195]). •Valid as Parasphyraenops Bean 1912, in Serranidae -- (Johnson & Smith-Vaniz 1987 [ref. 9235], Heemstra et al. 2003:1315 [ref. 27060]), Parenti & Randall 2020:121 [ref. 37354]. Current status: Valid as Parasphyraenops Bean 1912. Serranidae.

Prionodes Jenyns [L.] 1840:46 Masc. Prionodes fasciatus Jenyns 1840. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Serranus Cuvier 1816, but a valid subgenus -- (Iwamoto & Wirtz 2018:35 [ref 36189]). •Synonym of Serranus Cuvier 1816 -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:267 [ref. 24550], Parenti & Randall 2020:122 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Serranus Cuvier 1816. Serranidae.

Schultzea Woods [L. P.] 1958:249 Fem. Schultzea campechanus Woods 1958. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Not preoccupied by Shultzea Zachvatkin 1941 in Arachnida; Schultzetta Whitley 1965 is an unneeded replacement. •Valid as Schultzea Woods 1958 -- (Robins et al. 1980:38 [ref. 7111], Kendall 1984:500 [ref. 13663], Heemstra et al. 2003:1315 [ref. 27060], Parenti & Randall 2020:121 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Schultzea Woods 1958. Serranidae.

Schultzetta Whitley [G. P.] 1965:26 Fem. Schultzea campechanus Woods 1958. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Schultzea Woods 1958, not preoccupied by Shultzea Zachvatkin 1941 in Arachnida. •Objective synonym of Schultzea Woods 1958 -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:121 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Schultzea Woods 1958. Serranidae.

Serranellus (subgenus of Serranus) Jordan [D. S.] in Jordan & Eigenmann 1890:399, 404 Masc. Perca scriba Linnaeus 1758. Type by original designation. Type designated on p. 399; two included species on p. 404. •Synonym of Serranus Cuvier 1816 -- (Tortonese 1973:355 [ref. 7192], Parenti & Randall 2020:122 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Serranus Cuvier 1816. Serranidae.

Serraniculus Ginsburg [I.] 1952:86 Masc. Serraniculus pumilio Ginsburg 1952. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Serraniculus Ginsburg 1952 -- (Kendall 1984:500 [ref. 13663], Heemstra et al. 2003:1315 [ref. 27060], Parenti & Randall 2020:121 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Serraniculus Ginsburg 1952. Serranidae.

Serranus Cuvier [G.] 1816:276 Masc. Perca cabrilla Linnaeus 1758. Type designated by ICZN; on Official List (Opinion 93). •Valid as Serranus Cuvier 1816 -- (Tortonese 1973:355 [ref. 7192], Kendall 1984:500 [ref. 13663], Heemstra & Randall 1986:536 [ref. 5667], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:267 [ref. 24550], Heemstra et al. 2003:1316 [ref. 27060], Parin 2003:S3 [ref. 28536], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:42 [ref. 36649], Carvalho-Filho & Ferreira 2013:809 [ref. 33030], Gill 2014:599 [ref. 33487], Parin et al. 2014:353 [ref. 33547], Williams & Carpenter 2015:287 [ref. 33647], Wirtz & Iwamoto 2016:191 [ref. 34418], Robertson et al. 2017:85 [ref. 35676], Fricke et al. 2018:158 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:66 [ref. 36273], Iwamoto & Wirtz 2018:3 [ref. 36189], Brown et al. 2019:177 [ref. 36444], Parenti & Randall 2020:122 [ref. 37354], Vella et al. 2021:120 [ref. 38149]). Current status: Valid as Serranus Cuvier 1816. Serranidae.

Triloburus Gill [T. N.] 1861:30 Masc. Centropristis trifurca of Storer 1846 (= Perca trifurca Linnaeus 1766). Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Centropristis Cuvier 1829 -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:110 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Synonym of Centropristis Cuvier 1829. Serranidae.