Family Serranidae
(groupers and sea basses)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

• Parent taxa
  
  
  
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  Suborder Percoidei
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  Family Serranidae (groupers and sea basses)
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  Genus Acanthistius
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  Genus Anthias
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  Subfamily Anthiinae
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  Genus Bathyanthias
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  Genus Caprodon
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  Genus Centropristis (black sea basses and sea basses)
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  Genus Cromileptes (humpback grouper)
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  Genus Dampieria
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  Genus Dinoperca
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  Genus Diplectrum
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  Genus Diploprion
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  Genus Dules
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  Genus Ellerkeldia
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  Genus Emmelanthias
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  Subfamily Epinephelinae
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  Genus Aethaloperca
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  Genus Alphestes
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  Genus Anyperodon
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  Genus Cephalopholis
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  Genus Dermatolepis
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  Genus Epinephelus (groupers)
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  Genus Gonioplectrus
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  Genus Gracila
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  Genus Mycteroperca
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  Genus Paranthias
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  Genus Plectropomus
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  Genus Saloptia
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  Genus Triso
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  Genus Variola
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  Genus Grammatonotus
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  Genus Hemanthias
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  Genus Holanthias
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  Genus Hypoplectrus
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  Genus Lateolabrax
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  Genus Liopropoma
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  Genus Neoscombrops
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  Genus Ocyanthias
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  Genus Odontanthias
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  Genus Paralabrax
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  Genus Plectranthias
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  Genus Polyprion
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  Genus Promicrops
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  Genus Pronotogrammus
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  Genus Scalantarus
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  Genus Schultzea
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  Genus Serraniculus
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  Genus Serranus
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  Genus Stereolepis
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  Genus Symphysanodon