Humpback grouper, Cromileptes altivelis The Serranidae are a large family of perciform fishes that have 450 species in 65 genera . They are usually found in coral reefs in tropical waters. Some of the notable ones are groupers and the highly popular anthias. There are also some extinct ones; Blabe and Palaeoperca . Blabe probably belongs to this family.
They are known for being colorful and are caught for food. They are mostly carnivorous, usually as ambush predators . Species of this family usually have canine-shaped teeth.
Some species, especially groupers , eat other fishes, crustaceans (e.g., crabs, shrimps), and squids . Some anthias feed on zooplankton .
Painted comber, Serranus scriba These are the subfamilies and genera:
Subfamily Anthiinae Poey, 1861
Acanthistius Gill, 1862
Anatolanthias Anderson, Parin & Randall, 1990
Anthias Bloch, 1792
Baldwinella Anderson & Heemstra, 2012
Caesioperca Castelnau, 1872
Caprodon Temminck & Schlegel, 1843
Choranthias Anderson & Heemstra, 2012
Dactylanthias Bleeker, 1871
Epinephelides Ogilby, 1899
Giganthias Katayama, 1954
Hemanthias Steindachner, 1875
Holanthias Günther 1868
Hypoplectrodes Gill, 1862
Lepidoperca Regan, 1914
Luzonichthys Herre, 1936
Meganthias Randall & Heemstra, 2006
Nemanthias J.L.B. Smith, 1954
Odontanthias Bleeker, 1873
Othos Castelnau, 1875
Plectranthias Bleeker, 1873
Pronotogrammus Gill, 1863
Pseudanthias Bleeker, 1871
Rabaulichthys Allen, 1984
Sacura D.S. Jordan & Richardson, 1910
Selenanthias Tanaka, 1918
Serranocirrhitus Watanabe, 1949
Tosana H.M. Smith & Pope, 1906
Tosanoides Kamohara, 1953
Trachypoma Günther, 1859
Subfamily Epinephelinae Bleeker, 1874 (groupers)
Tribe Niphonini D.S. Jordan, 1923
Tribe Epinephelini Bleeker, 1874
Aethaloperca Fowler, 1904
Alphestes Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Anyperodon Günther, 1859
Cephalopholis Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Chromileptes Swainson, 1839
Dermatolepis Gill, 1861
Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Gonioplectrus Gill, 1862
Gracila Randall, 1964
Hyporthodus Gill, 1861
Mycteroperca Gill, 1862
Paranthias Guichenot, 1868
Plectropomus Pken, 1817
Saloptia J.L.B. Smith, 1964
Triso Randall, Johnson & Lowe, 1989
Variola Swainson, 1839
Tribe Diploprionini Bleeker, 1874
Aulacocephalus Temminck & Schlegel, 1843
Belonoperca Fowler & B.A. Bean, 1930
Diploprion Cuvier, 1828
Tribe Liopropomini Poey, 1867
Bathyanthias Günther, 1880
Liopropoma Gill, 1861
Rainfordia McCulloch, 1923
Tribe Grammistini Bleeker, 1857
Aporops Schultz, 1943
Grammistes Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Grammistops Schultz 1953
Jeboehlkia Robins, 1967
Pogonoperca Günther 1859
Pseudogramma Bleeker, 1875
Rypticus Cuvier, 1829
Suttonia J.L.B. Smith, 1953
Subfamily Serraninae Swainson, 1839
Bullisichthys Rivas, 1971
Centropristis Cuvier, 1829
Chelidoperca Boulenger, 1895 (perchlets)
Cratinus Steindachner, 1878
Diplectrum Holbrook, 1855
Hypoplectrus Gill, 1861
Paralabrax Girard, 1856
Parasphyraenops T.H. Bean, 1912
Schultzea Woods, 1958
Serraniculus Ginsburg, 1952
Serranus Cuvier, 1816
incertae sedis
?†Blabe White, 1936 (Eocene, Egypt)
Caesioscorpis Whitley, 1945
Hemilutjanus Bleeker, 1876
†Palaeoperca Micklich, 1978 (Eocene, Germany) Blacktip grouper, Epinephelus fasciatus Some species of the subfamily Anthiinae are the yellowbanded perch, Anthias anthias , and Tosanoides flavofasciatus .
Some species of the subfamily Epinephelinae are the blacktip grouper, Epinephelus bleekeri , and the giant grouper.
Breaksea cod, Epinephelides armatus Comber, Serranus cabrilla Anderson, W.D. Jr.; Heemstra, P.C. (2012). "Review of Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Anthiine Fishes (Teleostei: Perciformes: Serranidae), with Descriptions of Two New Genera". Transactions of the American Philosophical Society . 102 (2): 1–173.