| Centropristis | |
|---|---|
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| bank sea bass (Centropristis ocyurus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Genus: | Centropristis Cuvier, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Centropristis nigricans Cuvier, 1829 [1] | |
| Species | |
5 | |
Centropristis is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes which is a member of the subfamily Serraninae of the family Serranidae, which includes the groupers and anthias. There are five species distributed in the western North Atlantic Ocean. [2] Fishes of this genus are known commonly as sea basses. [3]
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. [3]
Species in genus Centropristis include: [2]
- Centropristis ocyurus (D.S. Jordan & Evermann, 1887) (bank sea bass)
- Centropristis philadelphica (Linnaeus, 1758) (rock sea bass)
- Centropristis rufa Cuvier 1829 ( Incertae sedis )
- Centropristis striata (Linnaeus 1758) (black sea bass)
