166: SERRANIDAE (ROCKCODS & SEABASSES)
166.74 Variola albimarginata
Baissac, 1953
PLATE 43
White-edged Iyretail
Witrand-maantstert
Variola albimarginata Baissac, 1953: 214 (Mauritius); Morgans , 1982:
5*; Heemstra & Randall , 1984: Vari 2* .
D IX,14; A III,8; P 18-19; LL 68-75; LSS 110-130; GR (7-9)+(13-16).
Pale red to brownish orange with numerous, small, irregular spots or streaks of pale blue, lavender, pink or yellow; paired fins yellowish. Attains60cm (fork length). Zanzibar, Mafia Id., Madagascar, Mascarenes, Chagos and
western Pacific. A coral-reef species much less common
than V. louti; occurs in depths of 40 - 100 m.
166.75 Variola louti
(Forsskal, 1775)
PLATE 44
Yellow-edge Iyretail
Geelrand-maanstert
Perea louti Forsskiil , 1775: 40 (Jeddah and Lohaja, Red Sea). Variola
louti: Smith, SFSA No. 426*; van der EIst, 1981 : 298*; Morgans, 1982: 5*;
Randall & Ben-Tuvia, 1983: 419*; Heemstra & Randall, 1984: Vari 1 *.
D IX,13-15; A III ,8; P 16-19; LL 64-78; LSS 113-135; GR (7-10)+
(15-19).
Brownish red to orange-red with numerous small, irregular spots or streaks of pale blue, lavender, violet or pink on
head, body and median fins; P and median fins with a broad
yellow margin. Juveniles with an irregular, dark brown
band from eye to rear end of Dbase, the body dull yellow to
reddish above and whitish below the stripe. Attains 80 cm
(fork length). From the Red Sea south to Durban and east
to the Pitcairn Group in depths of 5 - 100 m.
166.75 Variola louti: 40 em SL (S. Mozambique).
Subfamily SERRANINAE
Body elongate, not much compressed. Dorsal fin undivided, with 10 spines and 10-16 soft-rays; anal fin with 3
spines and 6-8 soft-rays; caudal fin truncate to emarginate,
with 15 branched rays. Supramaxilla absent; depressible
teeth few or none; vomer and palatines with teeth; no teeth
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on tongue. Scales ctenoid; lateral line complete, the scales
distinct; maxilla naked. Vertebrae 10+ 14.
About 10 genera with about 50 species. One genus known
from our area.
Genus Serranus Cuvier, 1816
D X,13-15; A III,7-8; P 15-18. This genus is not clearly
differentiated from others of this subfamily. About 20
species, most in the western North Atlantic; 2 species in our
area.
KEY TO SPECIES
la Lower GR 21-23 (including rudiments) .. ... .... ...... S.llovemcinetus
Ib Lower GR 13-15 (including rudiments) ..... ... ............... S. eabrilla
Comber
166.76 Serranus cabrilla
(Linnaeus, 1758)
PLATE 45
Kammer
Perea eabrilla Linnaeus, 1758: 294 (no locality). Serranus knysllaellsis
Gilchrist, 1904: 2, Pl. 19 (Knysna); Smith , SFSA No. 427*. Serranus
cabrilla: Smith, SFSA No. 429*; Smith & Smith, 1966: 88* ; Heemstra &
Randall , 1984: Serran 1 *. Serranus scriba (non Linnaeus): Smith, SFSA
No. 430.
D X,13-15; A III ,7-8; P 15-17; LL 70-77; 36-38 scales round Cpeduncle;
GR (6-7)+(13-15) of which 2-4 on each limb are rudiments. Body depth
2.9-3.4 , head 2.6-2.9 in SL.
Head and body brownish dorsally, ventral half pale
pinkish; usually 2 irregular, brownish longitudinal bands
from head to C and several short dark brown bars on body;
C and soft D with small, pale blue spots. Attains 30 cm.
Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic from the English
Channel to South Africa and round our coast to Natal.
Occurs from the shore out to 200 m.
166.76 Serranus eabrilla: 15 em SL (Knysna).
166.77 Serranus novemcinctus
Kner, 1865
Barred rockcod
Balk-klipkabeljou
Serranus Ilovemcinetus Kner , 1865: 17 , Pl. 2, Fig. I (St. Paul Id. and
Cape of Good Hope); Smith, SFSA No. 428.
166.74 Variola albimarginata
Baissac, 1953
PLATE 43
White-edged Iyretail
Witrand-maantstert
Variola albimarginata Baissac, 1953: 214 (Mauritius); Morgans , 1982:
5*; Heemstra & Randall , 1984: Vari 2* .
D IX,14; A III,8; P 18-19; LL 68-75; LSS 110-130; GR (7-9)+(13-16).
Pale red to brownish orange with numerous, small, irregular spots or streaks of pale blue, lavender, pink or yellow; paired fins yellowish. Attains60cm (fork length). Zanzibar, Mafia Id., Madagascar, Mascarenes, Chagos and
western Pacific. A coral-reef species much less common
than V. louti; occurs in depths of 40 - 100 m.
166.75 Variola louti
(Forsskal, 1775)
PLATE 44
Yellow-edge Iyretail
Geelrand-maanstert
Perea louti Forsskiil , 1775: 40 (Jeddah and Lohaja, Red Sea). Variola
louti: Smith, SFSA No. 426*; van der EIst, 1981 : 298*; Morgans, 1982: 5*;
Randall & Ben-Tuvia, 1983: 419*; Heemstra & Randall, 1984: Vari 1 *.
D IX,13-15; A III ,8; P 16-19; LL 64-78; LSS 113-135; GR (7-10)+
(15-19).
Brownish red to orange-red with numerous small, irregular spots or streaks of pale blue, lavender, violet or pink on
head, body and median fins; P and median fins with a broad
yellow margin. Juveniles with an irregular, dark brown
band from eye to rear end of Dbase, the body dull yellow to
reddish above and whitish below the stripe. Attains 80 cm
(fork length). From the Red Sea south to Durban and east
to the Pitcairn Group in depths of 5 - 100 m.
166.75 Variola louti: 40 em SL (S. Mozambique).
Subfamily SERRANINAE
Body elongate, not much compressed. Dorsal fin undivided, with 10 spines and 10-16 soft-rays; anal fin with 3
spines and 6-8 soft-rays; caudal fin truncate to emarginate,
with 15 branched rays. Supramaxilla absent; depressible
teeth few or none; vomer and palatines with teeth; no teeth
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on tongue. Scales ctenoid; lateral line complete, the scales
distinct; maxilla naked. Vertebrae 10+ 14.
About 10 genera with about 50 species. One genus known
from our area.
Genus Serranus Cuvier, 1816
D X,13-15; A III,7-8; P 15-18. This genus is not clearly
differentiated from others of this subfamily. About 20
species, most in the western North Atlantic; 2 species in our
area.
KEY TO SPECIES
la Lower GR 21-23 (including rudiments) .. ... .... ...... S.llovemcinetus
Ib Lower GR 13-15 (including rudiments) ..... ... ............... S. eabrilla
Comber
166.76 Serranus cabrilla
(Linnaeus, 1758)
PLATE 45
Kammer
Perea eabrilla Linnaeus, 1758: 294 (no locality). Serranus knysllaellsis
Gilchrist, 1904: 2, Pl. 19 (Knysna); Smith , SFSA No. 427*. Serranus
cabrilla: Smith, SFSA No. 429*; Smith & Smith, 1966: 88* ; Heemstra &
Randall , 1984: Serran 1 *. Serranus scriba (non Linnaeus): Smith, SFSA
No. 430.
D X,13-15; A III ,7-8; P 15-17; LL 70-77; 36-38 scales round Cpeduncle;
GR (6-7)+(13-15) of which 2-4 on each limb are rudiments. Body depth
2.9-3.4 , head 2.6-2.9 in SL.
Head and body brownish dorsally, ventral half pale
pinkish; usually 2 irregular, brownish longitudinal bands
from head to C and several short dark brown bars on body;
C and soft D with small, pale blue spots. Attains 30 cm.
Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic from the English
Channel to South Africa and round our coast to Natal.
Occurs from the shore out to 200 m.
166.76 Serranus eabrilla: 15 em SL (Knysna).
166.77 Serranus novemcinctus
Kner, 1865
Barred rockcod
Balk-klipkabeljou
Serranus Ilovemcinetus Kner , 1865: 17 , Pl. 2, Fig. I (St. Paul Id. and
Cape of Good Hope); Smith, SFSA No. 428.