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

Genus: Centropristis

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Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Centropristis fuscula Poey, 1861

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Centropristis fuscula
[Twospot sea bass]

Photo by Cox, C.D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Centropristis ocyurus (Jordan & Evermann, 1887)

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Centropristis ocyurus
[Bank sea bass]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Centropristis philadelphica (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Centropristis philadelphica
[Rock sea bass]
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Centropristis rufus
[]

Photo by Cox, C.D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Centropristis striata (Linnaeus, 1758)

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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 1829
Centropristis striata Black seabass Western Atlantic 66 TL 1758



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