Comber (fish)

Comber
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Serraninae
Genus: Serranus
Species:
S. cabrilla
Binomial name
Serranus cabrilla
Synonyms[2]
  • Perca cabrilla Linnaeus, 1758
  • Paracentropristis cabrilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Serranus knysnaensis Gilchrist, 1904

The comber (/ˈkɒmbər/;[3] Serranus cabrilla) is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Serranidae, the sea basses. It is widely distributed in the eastern North and South Atlantic Oceans and into the southwestern Indian Ocean. It is caught for food and fishmeal in some parts of its range.

  1. ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Iwamoto, T. (2015). "Serranus cabrilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198551A42691899. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198551A42691899.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Serranus cabrilla". FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. ^ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). "comber". Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.