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title: "Fanfre noir"
description: "Centropristis striata — Poissons. The black sea bass (Centropristis striata) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea bass from the subfamily Serraninae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the groupers and anthias."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/black-sea-bass
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Fanfre noir

> Centropristis striata — Poissons. The black sea bass (Centropristis striata) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea bass from the subfamily Serraninae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the groupers and anthias.

- Scientific name: *Centropristis striata*
- Category: `fish` (Poissons)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mer et côte)
- iNaturalist observations: 2329
- Wikidata: [Q2469966](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2469966)
- iNaturalist taxon: [83439](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/83439)

## Names

- en: Black Sea Bass
- de: Schwarzer Zackenbarsch
- es: Cabrilla negra
- fr: Fanfre noir
- nl: Zwarte zeebaars

## Countries with the most observations

US (1958)

## Summary

The black sea bass (Centropristis striata) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea bass from the subfamily Serraninae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the groupers and anthias. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean, where it is an important species for commercial and recreational fisheries.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_sea_bass

## Photo

![Fanfre noir](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-sea-bass/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tim Kirsten · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/175153906

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-sea-bass?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).