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Serranidae
298 species in this family
The Serranidae family includes 298 species in the guide. Browse them all below with photos, identification details and distribution — and identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.
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African basslet
Liopropoma africanum
Serranidae
African hind
Cephalopholis taeniops
Serranidae
Agassiz's seabass
Cratinus agassizii
Serranidae
Aguavina
Diplectrum bivittatum
Serranidae
Aguavina
Diplectrum radiale
Serranidae
Apricot bass
Plectranthias garrupellus
Serranidae
Ara
Niphon spinosus
Serranidae
Areolate grouper
Epinephelus areolatus
Serranidae
Argentine seabass
Acanthistius brasilianus
Serranidae
Argus grouper
Cephalopholis argus
Serranidae
Arigua
Mycteroperca venenosa
Serranidae
Arrowhead soapfish
Belonoperca chabanaudi
Serranidae
Atlantic goliath grouper
Epinephelus itajara
Serranidae
Axelrod's reef basslet
Pseudogramma axelrodi
Serranidae
Bad lucks
Hypoplectrus puella
Serranidae
Bad lucks
Hypoplectrus indigo
Serranidae
Bad lucks
Hypoplectrus guttavarius
Serranidae
Bad lucks
Hypoplectrus unicolor
Serranidae
Baldwin's serranid
Serranus baldwini
Serranidae
Banded grouper
Epinephelus latifasciatus
Serranidae
Banded grouper
Epinephelus amblycephalus
Serranidae
Banded grouper
Epinephelus awoara
Serranidae
Banded reef-cod
Epinephelus fasciatomaculosus
Serranidae
Banded rockcod
Hyporthodus ergastularius
Serranidae
Banded rockcod
Epinephelus lanceolatus
Serranidae
Banded seaperch
Hypoplectrodes nigroruber
Serranidae
Banded seaperch
Hypoplectrodes annulatus
Serranidae
Banded-check reef-cod
Epinephelus morrhua
Serranidae
Banded-tail coral-cod
Cephalopholis urodeta
Serranidae
Bank sea bass
Centropristis ocyurus
Serranidae
Bar rockcod
Hyporthodus septemfasciatus
Serranidae
Bar-breasted rock-cod
Epinephelus quoyanus
Serranidae
Barbier
Anthias anthias
Serranidae
Barcheek coral trout
Plectropomus maculatus
Serranidae
Barred red bass
Plectranthias japonicus
Serranidae
Barred sand bass
Paralabrax nebulifer
Serranidae
Barred serrano
Serranus psittacinus
Serranidae
Barred soapfish
Diploprion bifasciatum
Serranidae
Barred-chest grouper
Epinephelus faveatus
Serranidae
Bartlett's anthias
Pseudanthias bartlettorum
Serranidae
Belted Sandfish
Serranus subligarius
Serranidae
Bicolor anthias
Pseudanthias bicolor
Serranidae
Bigeye bass
Pronotogrammus eos
Serranidae
Bigeye grouper
Chelidoperca hirundinacea
Serranidae
Bighead sand perch
Diplectrum euryplectrum
Serranidae
Birdwire rockcod
Epinephelus merra
Serranidae
Black and white striped soapfish
Grammistes sexlineatus
Serranidae
Black cod
Epinephelus daemelii
Serranidae
Black gouper
Hyporthodus nigritus
Serranidae
Black gouper
Mycteroperca bonaci
Serranidae
Black guativere
Cephalopholis fulva
Serranidae
Black hamlet
Hypoplectrus nigricans
Serranidae
Black rock-cod
Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
Serranidae
Black sea bass
Centropristis striata
Serranidae
Black-dotted cod
Epinephelus corallicola
Serranidae
Black-dotted grouper
Epinephelus stictus
Serranidae
Blackear bass
Serranus atrobranchus
Serranidae
Blackfin soapfish
Rypticus nigripinnis
Serranidae
Blacksaddle coral grouper
Plectropomus laevis
Serranidae
Blacksaddle grouper
Epinephelus howlandi
Serranidae
Blackspot cod
Epinephelus malabaricus
Serranidae
Blacktail comber
Serranus atricauda
Serranidae
Blacktip grouper
Epinephelus fasciatus
Serranidae
Blake
Mycteroperca interstitialis
Serranidae
Blotched fairy basslet
Pseudanthias pleurotaenia
Serranidae
Blotched podge
Aporops bilinearis
Serranidae
Blue and yellow grouper
Epinephelus flavocaeruleus
Serranidae
Blue-finned rock cod
Cephalopholis microprion
Serranidae
Blue-lined coral cod
Cephalopholis boenak
Serranidae
Blue-lined hind
Cephalopholis polleni
Serranidae
Blue-spot rock cod
Cephalopholis miniata
Serranidae
Blue-tailed cod
Epinephelus polyphekadion
Serranidae
Bluelined coral grouper
Cephalopholis formosa
Serranidae
Bluespot cod
Cephalopholis cyanostigma
Serranidae
Bold-spot soapfish
Pseudogramma polyacantha
Serranidae
Boot
Acanthistius ocellatus
Serranidae
Brick seabass
Acanthistius pictus
Serranidae
Bridled grouper
Epinephelus heniochus
Serranidae
Bridled sand perch
Diplectrum rostrum
Serranidae
Broomtail grouper
Mycteroperca xenarcha
Serranidae
Brown comber
Serranus hepatus
Serranidae
Brown grouper
Epinephelus morio
Serranidae
Brown rock-cod
Epinephelus multinotatus
Serranidae
Brown-spotted grouper
Epinephelus coioides
Serranidae
Brownback cod
Epinephelus retouti
Serranidae
Brownbarred perchlet
Plectranthias nanus
Serranidae
Brownspotted grouper
Epinephelus bilobatus
Serranidae
Brownspotted grouper
Epinephelus chlorostigma
Serranidae
Butterfish
Epinephelus adscensionis
Serranidae
Butterfly perch
Caesioperca lepidoptera
Serranidae
Cabrilla
Epinephelus analogus
Serranidae
Calico grouper
Epinephelus drummondhayi
Serranidae
Callao sand bass
Paralabrax callaensis
Serranidae
Candy basslet
Liopropoma carmabi
Serranidae
Cave Bass
Liopropoma mowbrayi
Serranidae
Chalk bass
Serranus tortugarum
Serranidae
Channos
Serranus cabrilla
Serranidae
Charcoal belly
Mycteroperca microlepis
Serranidae
Charlie court cod
Epinephelus rivulatus
Serranidae
Checked swallowtail
Odontanthias borbonius
Serranidae
Chequered perchlet
Plectranthias inermis
Serranidae
Cherna
Alphestes afer
Serranidae
Cherne
Centropristis philadelphica
Serranidae
Cherry anthias
Sacura margaritacea
Serranidae
Clipperton grouper
Epinephelus clippertonensis
Serranidae
Cloudy grouper
Epinephelus erythrurus
Serranidae
Coats's perch
Lepidoperca coatsii
Serranidae
Cod
Epinephelus tauvina
Serranidae
Colorado grouper
Mycteroperca olfax
Serranidae
Coney
Cephalopholis cruentata
Serranidae
Coral cod
Epinephelus bruneus
Serranidae
Coral cod
Epinephelus diacanthus
Serranidae
Coral cod
Cephalopholis sonnerati
Serranidae
Coral cod
Epinephelus sexfasciatus
Serranidae
Creole-fish
Paranthias furcifer
Serranidae
Damsel bass
Hemanthias signifer
Serranidae
Day grouper
Epinephelus striatus
Serranidae
Deady
Epinephelus guttatus
Serranidae
Deepwater serrano
Serranus aequidens
Serranidae
Dogtooth grouper
Epinephelus caninus
Serranidae
Donkey fish
Dermatolepis inermis
Serranidae
Dotted grouper
Epinephelus epistictus
Serranidae
Dules auriga
Dules auriga
Serranidae
Dungat grouper
Epinephelus goreensis
Serranidae
Dusky grouper
Epinephelus marginatus
Serranidae
Duskytail grouper
Epinephelus bleekeri
Serranidae
Eastern orange perch
Lepidoperca pulchella
Serranidae
Edgeblack grouper
Epinephelus summana
Serranidae
Filament perch
Lepidoperca filamenta
Serranidae
Flag cabrilla
Epinephelus labriformis
Serranidae
Flathead perch
Rainfordia opercularis
Serranidae
Foursaddle grouper
Epinephelus spilotoceps
Serranidae
Freckled soapfish
Rypticus bistrispinus
Serranidae
Fuci anthias
Pseudanthias fucinus
Serranidae
Gag
Mycteroperca tigris
Serranidae
Garrupa
Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus
Serranidae
Ghanaian comber
Serranus accraensis
Serranidae
Goldblotch grouper
Epinephelus costae
Serranidae
Golden grouper
Mycteroperca rosacea
Serranidae
Golden hamlet
Hypoplectrus gummigutta
Serranidae
Golden hind
Cephalopholis aurantia
Serranidae
Goldribbon soapfish
Aulacocephalus temminckii
Serranidae
Goldspotted sand bass
Paralabrax auroguttatus
Serranidae
Grape-eye seabass
Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos
Serranidae
Greater sand perch
Diplectrum maximum
Serranidae
Greater soapfish
Rypticus saponaceus
Serranidae
Grouper
Hyporthodus flavolimbatus
Serranidae
Grouper
Mycteroperca jordani
Serranidae
Grouper
Aethaloperca rogaa
Serranidae
Grouper
Hyporthodus niveatus
Serranidae
Grouper
Hyporthodus acanthistius
Serranidae
Grouper
Epinephelus ongus
Serranidae
Grouper
Epinephelus aeneus
Serranidae
Gulf grouper
Hyporthodus exsul
Serranidae
Harlequin bass
Serranus tigrinus
Serranidae
Hawaiian grouper
Hyporthodus quernus
Serranidae
Hawaiian yellow anthias
Odontanthias fuscipinnis
Serranidae
Heemstra's anthias
Pseudanthias heemstrai
Serranidae
Helen's perchlet
Plectranthias helenae
Serranidae
Hexagon grouper
Epinephelus hexagonatus
Serranidae
Highfin coral trout
Plectropomus oligacanthus
Serranidae
Highfin grouper
Epinephelus maculatus
Serranidae
Highfin sand perch
Diplectrum labarum
Serranidae
Hong Kong grouper
Epinephelus akaara
Serranidae
Humpback grouper
Cromileptes altivelis
Serranidae
Indistinct grouper
Epinephelus indistinctus
Serranidae
Inshore sand perch
Diplectrum pacificum
Serranidae
Investigator perchlet
Chelidoperca investigatoris
Serranidae
Japanese basslet
Liopropoma japonicum
Serranidae
Kami's perchlet
Plectranthias kamii
Serranidae
Katayama's anthias
Odontanthias katayamai
Serranidae
Kellogg's basslet
Zalanthias kelloggi
Serranidae
Kelp bass
Paralabrax clathratus
Serranidae
Krasyukova's perch
Caprodon krasyukovae
Serranidae
Large orange perch
Lepidoperca magna
Serranidae
Leather bass
Dermatolepis dermatolepis
Serranidae
Leopard cod
Cephalopholis leopardus
Serranidae
Leopard coral trout
Plectropomus leopardus
Serranidae
Leopard wirrah
Acanthistius pardalotus
Serranidae
Little fairy basslet
Sacura parva
Serranidae
Longfin anthias
Caprodon longimanus
Serranidae
Longfin perchlet
Plectranthias longimanus
Serranidae
Longscale basslet
Liopropoma longilepis
Serranidae
Longspine grouper
Epinephelus longispinis
Serranidae
Longtail bass
Hemanthias leptus
Serranidae
Lunate anthias
Pseudanthias lunulatus
Serranidae
Luzon anthias
Pseudanthias luzonensis
Serranidae
Manylined basslet
Liopropoma multilineatum
Serranidae
Maori rockcod
Epinephelus undulatostriatus
Serranidae
Marcia's anthias
Pseudanthias marcia
Serranidae
Masked grouper
Gracila albomarginata
Serranidae
Meteor basslet
Liopropoma susumi
Serranidae
Mexican sand perch
Diplectrum macropoma
Serranidae
Misty grouper
Hyporthodus mystacinus
Serranidae
Mottled grouper
Mycteroperca rubra
Serranidae
Mottled soapfish
Rypticus bicolor
Serranidae
Multispotted grouper
Epinephelus gabriellae
Serranidae
Netfin grouper
Epinephelus miliaris
Serranidae
Niger hind
Cephalopholis nigri
Serranidae
Niwa's perchlet
Tosana niwae
Serranidae
Noel's anthias
Anthias noeli
Serranidae
Oblique-banded grouper
Epinephelus radiatus
Serranidae
Oblique-lined anthias
Holanthias fronticinctus
Serranidae
Ocellated soapfish
Grammistops ocellatus
Serranidae
Olive grouper
Epinephelus cifuentesi
Serranidae
One-blotch grouper
Epinephelus melanostigma
Serranidae
Orange perchlet
Lepidoperca brochata
Serranidae
Orangespotted sand perch
Diplectrum eumelum
Serranidae
Oval grouper
Triso dermopterus
Serranidae
Pacific creolefish
Paranthias colonus
Serranidae
Pacific graysby
Cephalopholis panamensis
Serranidae
Pacific mutton hamlet
Alphestes immaculatus
Serranidae
Pacific reef bass
Pseudogramma thaumasia
Serranidae
Pacifiic guaseta
Alphestes multiguttatus
Serranidae
Painted comber
Serranus scriba
Serranidae
Parrot sand bass
Paralabrax loro
Serranidae
Paxton's wirrah
Acanthistius paxtoni
Serranidae
Peach anthias
Pseudanthias dispar
Serranidae
Pearly perchlet
Chelidoperca margaritifera
Serranidae
Pectoral reef basslet
Pseudogramma pectoralis
Serranidae
Peppermint Bass
Liopropoma rubre
Serranidae
Peruvian rock seabass
Paralabrax humeralis
Serranidae
Phoebe
Serranus phoebe
Serranidae
Plain soapfish
Rypticus randalli
Serranidae
Princess anthias
Pseudanthias smithvanizi
Serranidae
Purple anthias
Pseudanthias tuka
Serranidae
Purple queen anthias
Pseudanthias pascalus
Serranidae
Pygmy sea bass
Serraniculus pumilio
Serranidae
Rainbow basslet
Liopropoma fasciatum
Serranidae
Randall's perchlet
Plectranthias randalli
Serranidae
Red barbier
Baldwinella vivanus
Serranidae
Red Sea reef basslet
Pseudogramma erythrea
Serranidae
Red-cheeked fairy basslet
Pseudanthias huchtii
Serranidae
Redbar anthias
Pseudanthias rubrizonatus
Serranidae
Rose thread-fin bass
Hemanthias peruanus
Serranidae
Roughtongue Bass
Pronotogrammus martinicensis
Serranidae
Saddle bass
Serranus notospilus
Serranidae
Sailfin anthias
Rabaulichthys altipinnis
Serranidae
Sand perch
Diplectrum formosum
Serranidae
Sand-perch
Diplectrum conceptione
Serranidae
Sawtail grouper
Mycteroperca prionura
Serranidae
Scamp
Mycteroperca phenax
Serranidae
Schlegel's red bass
Caprodon schlegelii
Serranidae
School bass
Schultzea beta
Serranidae
Sea goldie
Pseudanthias squamipinnis
Serranidae
Shen's anthias
Pseudanthias sheni
Serranidae
Sixspot grouper
Cephalopholis sexmaculata
Serranidae
Slender grouper
Anyperodon leucogrammicus
Serranidae
Slender grouper
Epinephelus trophis
Serranidae
Smallscale grouper
Epinephelus polylepis
Serranidae
Smooth grouper
Dermatolepis striolata
Serranidae
Snowy grouper
Hyporthodus niphobles
Serranidae
Snubnose grouper
Epinephelus macrospilos
Serranidae
Soapfish
Rypticus subbifrenatus
Serranidae
Socorro serrano
Serranus socorroensis
Serranidae
Spanish flag
Gonioplectrus hispanus
Serranidae
Spotted perchlet
Chelidoperca pleurospilus
Serranidae
Spotted sand bass
Paralabrax maculatofasciatus
Serranidae
Spotted soapfish
Pogonoperca punctata
Serranidae
Squaretail coralgrouper
Plectropomus areolatus
Serranidae
Squirrel sand perch
Diplectrum sciurus
Serranidae
St Helena comber
Serranus sanctaehelenae
Serranidae
St. Helena anthias
Anthias helenensis
Serranidae
Starry grouper
Cephalopholis polyspila
Serranidae
Stocky anthias
Pseudanthias hypselosoma
Serranidae
Strawberry hind
Cephalopholis spiloparaea
Serranidae
Streamer bass
Baldwinella aureorubens
Serranidae
Striped slender anthias
Luzonichthys taeniatus
Serranidae
Surge grouper
Epinephelus socialis
Serranidae
Threadfin anthias
Nemanthias carberryi
Serranidae
Threadfin bass
Pronotogrammus multifasciatus
Serranidae
Threadfin perchlet
Selenanthias analis
Serranidae
Threespot grouper
Epinephelus trimaculatus
Serranidae
Timor grouper
Epinephelus timorensis
Serranidae
Tobaccofish
Serranus tabacarius
Serranidae
Twinspot bass
Serranus flaviventris
Serranidae
Twospot basslet
Pseudanthias bimaculatus
Serranidae
Twospot sea bass
Centropristis fuscula
Serranidae
Vieja
Paralabrax dewegeri
Serranidae
Waite's slender anthias
Luzonichthys waitei
Serranidae
Wavy-lined grouper
Epinephelus undulosus
Serranidae
Western wirrah
Acanthistius serratus
Serranidae
White-dotted grouper
Epinephelus polystigma
Serranidae
White-edged lyretail
Variola albimarginata
Serranidae
Whitebar basslet
Pseudanthias albofasciatus
Serranidae
Whitehead's perchlet
Plectranthias whiteheadi
Serranidae
Whitespotted sand bass
Paralabrax albomaculatus
Serranidae
Whitespotted soapfish
Rypticus maculatus
Serranidae
Williams' splitfin anthias
Luzonichthys williamsi
Serranidae
Wilson's seaperch
Hypoplectrodes wilsoni
Serranidae
Wrasse basslet
Liopropoma eukrines
Serranidae
Yellow-edged lyretail
Variola louti
Serranidae
Yellow-striped basslet
Tosanoides flavofasciatus
Serranidae
Yellowbelly hamlet
Hypoplectrus aberrans
Serranidae
Yellowfin bass
Anthias nicholsi
Serranidae
Yellowfin hind
Cephalopholis hemistiktos
Serranidae
Yellowmargin basslet
Liopropoma aurora
Serranidae
Yellowtail bass
Bathyanthias mexicanus
Serranidae