Paralabrax
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Paralabrax is a genus of fishes in the family Serranidae. They are known commonly as rock basses.[3] The nine species in the genus are native to rocky reef habitat in the eastern Pacific and western Atlantic Oceans, where they are often dominant predators in the ecosystem.[3] They are also commercially important in local fisheries.[3]
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Paralabrax | |
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Paralabrax clathratus (kelp bass) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Serranidae |
Subfamily: | Serraninae |
Genus: | Paralabrax Girard, 1856 |
Type species | |
Labrax nebulifer Girard, 1854[1] | |
Species | |
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