Centropristis

Centropristis
bank sea bass (Centropristis ocyurus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Serranidae
Subfamily:Serraninae
Genus:Centropristis
Cuvier, 1829
Species

5

Centropristis is a genus of fishes in the family Serranidae. There are five species distributed in the western North Atlantic Ocean. Fishes of this genus are known commonly as sea basses.[1]

Black sea bass (C. striata) is of economic importance in commercial and recreational fishing in the waters off of the East Coast of the United States.[1]

Species in genus Centropristis include:[2]

  • Centropristis fuscula – twospot sea bass
  • Centropristis ocyurus – bank sea bass
  • Centropristis philadelphica – rock sea bass
  • Centropristis rufus
  • Centropristis striata – black sea bass

References

  1. 1 2 Vandersea, M. W., et al. (2008). Identification of larval sea basses (Centropristis spp.) using ribosomal DNA-specific molecular assays. Fishery Bulletin 106 183-93.
  2. ↑ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Species List: Centropristis. FishBase. 2014.
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