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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets
Subfamily: Epinephelinae
Genus: Paranthias

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 35.6 cm TL
Paranthias colonus (Valenciennes, 1846)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Paranthias colonus
[Pacific creole-fish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Paranthias furcifer (Valenciennes, 1828)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Paranthias furcifer
[Creole-fish]
2 Species of Family Serranidae with Genus Paranthias
(Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1846 Paranthias colonus Pacific creole-fish Eastern Pacific 35.6 TL
1828 Paranthias furcifer Creole-fish Eastern Atlantic 30 SL



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