comber
Serranus cabrilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
A Comber in the Mediterranean Sea near Plakias on Crete, Greece
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Open encyclopedia reference
The comber (; 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.
Wikipedia contributors, Comber (fish); see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:24:13.820666+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Serranus cabrilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- comber
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Serranidae
- Genus
- Serranus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderPercoidei
- familySerranidae Swainson, 1839
- genusSerranus Cuvier, 1816
- speciesSerranus cabrilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Serranus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Serranus accraensis (Norman, 1931) | SerranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blacktail comberSerranus atricauda Günther, 1874 | SerranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blackear bassSerranus atrobranchus (Cuvier, 1829) | SerranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Serranus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | SerranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Serranus maytagi Robins & Starck, 1961 | SerranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Serranus novemcinctus Kner, 1864 | SerranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Serranus pulcher Wirtz & Iwamoto, 2016 | SerranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Serranus sanctaehelenae Boulenger, 1895 | SerranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| belted sandfishSerranus subligarius (Cope, 1870) | SerranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Serranus tico Allen & Robertson, 1998 | SerranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| chalk bassSerranus tortugarum Longley, 1935 | SerranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| lantern bassSerranus baldwini (Evermann & Marsh, 1899) | SerranidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Paracentropristis cabrilla (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Serranus cabrila (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Serranus knysnaensis Gilchrist, 1904 Gilchrist, 1904 | synonym |
| Perca cabrilla Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127041 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4WWXZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.