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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets
Subfamily: Anthiinae
Genus: Hemanthias

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Hemanthias leptus (Ginsburg, 1952)

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Hemanthias leptus
[Longtail bass]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Hemanthias peruanus (Steindachner, 1875)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Hemanthias peruanus
[Splittail bass]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Hemanthias signifer (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Hemanthias signifer
[Damsel bass]
3 Species of Family Serranidae with Genus Hemanthias
(Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1952 Hemanthias leptus Longtail bass Western Atlantic 50 TL
1875 Hemanthias peruanus Splittail bass Eastern Pacific 45 TL
1899 Hemanthias signifer Damsel bass Eastern Pacific 42 TL



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