| Taxon | Centropristis |
|---|---|
| Authority | Cuvier, 1829 |
| Type species | Centropristis nigricans |
| Type species authority | Cuvier, 1829[1] |
| Subdivision ranks | Species |
| Subdivision | 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)
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- ^ Mark W. Vandersea; R. Wayne Litaker; Katrin E. Marancik et al. "Identification of larval sea basses (Centropristis spp.) using ribosomal DNA-specific molecular assays". NOAA Fishery Bulletin. 106 (2): 189–193.