The local black hole mass function derived from the M_{BH}-P and the M_{BH}-n relations

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We present a determination of the supermassive black hole (SMBH) mass function for early- and late-type galaxies in the nearby universe (z<0.0057), established from a volume-limited sample consisting of a statistically complete collection of the brightest spiral galaxies in the southern hemisphere.

• The sample is defined by limiting luminosity (redshift-independent) distance, D_L=25.4 Mpc, and a limiting absolute B-band magnitude, M_B=-19.12.
• These limits define a sample of 140 spiral, 30 elliptical (E), and 38 lenticular (S0) galaxies.
• We established the Sersic index distribution for early-type (E/S0) galaxies in our sample.