Kalmar "serranid" tana nufin wani nau'in kifin da ke cikin dangin Serranidae, wanda ya haɗa da nau'o'in nau'in kifin da aka fi sani da rukuni, basses, da rockfish. Wadannan kifayen galibi ana siffanta su da manya-manyan jikinsu, manyan bakunansu, da kakkarfar muƙamuƙi, kuma galibi ana samun su a cikin ruwan dumi, wurare masu zafi ko na wurare masu zafi a duniya. Sunan "serranid" ya samo asali ne daga kalmar Latin "serra," wanda ke nufin saw, kuma yana nufin gefuna na serrated ko ganga mai haƙori na murfin kifin.