Acanthistius

Acanthistius is a genus of ray-finned fish. Some authors place the genus in the family Anthiadidae, while others consider it to be incertae sedis, where it is not clear which family it belongs to.

Species

Eastern Wirrah

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderPerciformes
FamilySerranidae

Habitatmarine, brackish

Observations586

Observations recorded4,195

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Specimen records: 14
Family: Serranidae
Collections: NMV, AM, CMN, FMNH, WAM, CSIRO
Recorded in: Australia, Peru, Argentina, Thailand, South Africa

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Anthiadinae
Image: Acanthistius ocellatus.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Acanthistius
MCN code: 0302.89.22
taxon rank: genus
Commons category: Acanthistius
taxon name: Acanthistius

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Acanthistius is a genus of ray-finned fish. Some authors place the genus in the family Anthiadidae, while others consider it to be incertae sedis, where it is not clear which family it belongs to.

==Species== There are 11 species in the genus: Acanthistius brasilianus (Cuvier, 1828) – Argentine sea bass Acanthistius cinctus (Günther, 1859) – yellowbanded perch Acanthistius fuscus Regan, 1913 – Rapanui seabass Acanthistius joanae Heemstra, 2010 – scalyjaw koester Acanthistius ocellatus (Günther, 1859) – eastern wirrah Acanthistius pardalotus Hutchins, 1981 – leopard wirrah Acanthistius patachonicus (Jenyns, 1840) Acanthistius paxtoni Hutchins & Kuiter, 1982 – orangelined wirra Acanthistius pictus (Tschudi, 1846) – brick seabass Acanthistius sebastoides (Castelnau, 1861) – koester Acanthistius serratus (Cuvier, 1828) – western wirrah

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