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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Serranoidei
Family: Serranidae Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets
Genus: Centropristis

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5 species

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Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Centropristis fuscula Poey, 1861
Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Centropristis fuscula
[Twospot sea bass]
Photo by Cox, C.D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Centropristis ocyurus (Jordan & Evermann, 1887)
Photo by Cox, C.D.
 
Centropristis ocyurus
[Bank sea bass]
Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Centropristis philadelphica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Centropristis philadelphica
[Rock sea bass]
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Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
 
Centropristis rufus
Photo by Cox, C.D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Centropristis striata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Photo by Cox, C.D.
 
Centropristis striata
[Black seabass]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Centropristis fuscula Twospot sea bass Western Atlantic 15 TL 1861
Centropristis ocyurus Bank sea bass Western Atlantic 30 TL 1887
Centropristis philadelphica Rock sea bass Western Atlantic 30 TL 1758
Centropristis rufus Western Central Atlantic 12.5 SL 1829
Centropristis striata Black seabass Western Atlantic 66 TL 1758



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