Serranus is a genus of fish in the family Serranidae. It is one of five genera known commonly as the "Atlantic dwarf sea basses". These fish are hermaphrodites, each individual possessing functional m
The painted comber is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea bass from the subfamily Serraninae, classified as part of the family Serranidae which includes the groupers and anthias. It is found in
Serranus
…Serranus sanctaehelenae Boulenger, 1895 (St. Helena comber) Serranus scriba (Linnaeus, 1758) (Painted comber) Serranus socorroensis G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1992 (Socorro bass…
Serranidae Serranus scriba
Drawing of a "Lettered Serramus" from The natural history of fishes of the perch family - The Naturalist's Library, 1835