Parasphyraenops

Parasphyraenops is a small genus of marine ray-finned fishes from the subfamily Serraninae, which is one of three subfamilies in the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and groupers. These fishes are found in the central western Atlantic Ocean.

Parasphyraenops
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Serranidae
Genus:	Parasphyraenops Bean, 1912
Type species
Parasphyraenops atrimanus Bean, 1912[1]

Species

There are two species classified in the genus Parasphyraenops:^[2]

• Parasphyraenops atrimanus Bean, 1912 – bank bass, black handed bass^[2][3]
• Parasphyraenops incisus (Colin, 1978) – fork-tailed bass, bantam bass^[4][5]