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View Mode Family Serranidae Swainson 1839   Family Family   Hierarchy Hierarchy   General General   Description   groupers AuthorWI   Swainson [W.] AuthorNI   Swainson Year   1839 Status   Valid Notes   The Serranidae are a large family of fishes belonging to the order Perciformes. The family contains about 450 species in 64 genera, including the sea basses and the groupers (subfamily Epinephelinae). Although many species are small, in some cases less than 10 cm (3.9 in), the giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) is one of the largest bony fishes in the world, growing to 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) in length and 400 kg (880 lb) in weight. Class   Osteichthyes Order   Perciformes Suborder   Percoidei Superfamily   Percoidea Loading…