Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes : an Identification Guide

The Family Serranidae comprises some of the most valuable commercial and recreational marine fishes in the world. The most notable as food fishes are the groupers and black sea basses. Most serranid species are tropical, but several occur in temperate waters, and a few enter freshwater. The family is very large, with about 62 genera and 449 species worldwide (Nelson 1994). We follow Johnson (1983) in dividing the Serranidae into three subfamilies: Serraninae, Epinephelinae, and Anthiinae. The Epinephelinae are divided into tribes following Baldwin & Johnson (1993). These are convenient b.
Abstract: The Family Serranidae comprises some of the most valuable commercial and recreational marine fishes in the world. The most notable as food fishes are the groupers and black sea basses. Most serranid species are tropical, but several occur in temperate waters, and a few enter freshwater. The family is very large, with about 62 genera and 449 species worldwide (Nelson 1994). We follow Johnson (1983) in dividing the Serranidae into three subfamilies: Serraninae, Epinephelinae, and Anthiinae. The Epinephelinae are divided into tribes following Baldwin & Johnson (1993). These are convenient b