| Painted comber | |
|---|---|
| Painted comber (Serranus scriba) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Genus: | Serranus |
| Species: | S. scriba |
| Binomial name | |
| Serranus scriba (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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The painted comber (Serranus scriba) is a subtropical marine fish, classified in family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Black Sea. Synonyms are Perca marina and Sebastus marinus.