Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Serranoidei
Family: Anthiadidae Fairy basslets or Streamer basses
Genus: Acanthistius

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11 species

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Photo by Timm, C.D.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Acanthistius brasilianus (Cuvier, 1828)
Photo by Timm, C.D.
 
Acanthistius brasilianus
[Argentine seabass]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Acanthistius cinctus (Günther, 1859)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Acanthistius cinctus
[Yellowbanded perch]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Acanthistius fuscus Regan, 1913
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Acanthistius fuscus
[Rapanui seabass]
Photo by Heemstra, P.C.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Acanthistius joanae Heemstra, 2010
Photo by Heemstra, P.C.
 
Acanthistius joanae
[Scalyjaw koester]
Photo by Camrrubi, J.-F.

Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Acanthistius ocellatus (Günther, 1859)
Photo by Camrrubi, J.-F.
 
Acanthistius ocellatus
[Eastern wirrah]
No picture found

Max. Length 37 cm SL
 
Acanthistius pardalotus
[Leopard wirrah]
Photo by INIDEP

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 31 cm SL
Acanthistius patachonicus (Jenyns, 1840)
Photo by INIDEP
 
Acanthistius patachonicus
[Patagonian grouper]
No picture found

Max. Length 25.8 cm SL
 
Acanthistius paxtoni
[Orangelined wirrah]
Photo by Wolfe, G.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Acanthistius pictus (Tschudi, 1846)
Photo by Wolfe, G.
 
Acanthistius pictus
[Brick seabass]
Photo by Palmer, R.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Acanthistius sebastoides (Castelnau, 1861)
Photo by Palmer, R.
 
Acanthistius sebastoides
[Koester]
Photo by Dowling, C.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Acanthistius serratus (Cuvier, 1828)
Photo by Dowling, C.
 
Acanthistius serratus
[Western wirrah]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthistius brasilianus Argentine seabass Southwest Atlantic 60 TL 1828
Acanthistius cinctus Yellowbanded perch Southwest Pacific. 50 TL 1859
Acanthistius fuscus Rapanui seabass Southeast Pacific 40 TL 1913
Acanthistius joanae Scalyjaw koester Western Indian Ocean 14 SL 2010
Acanthistius ocellatus Eastern wirrah Southwest Pacific. 45 TL 1859
Acanthistius pardalotus Leopard wirrah Eastern Indian Ocean 37 SL 1981
Acanthistius patachonicus Patagonian grouper Southwest Atlantic 31 SL 1840
Acanthistius paxtoni Orangelined wirrah Southwest Pacific 25.8 SL 1982
Acanthistius pictus Brick seabass Eastern Pacific 47 TL 1846
Acanthistius sebastoides Koester Southeast Atlantic 35 TL 1861
Acanthistius serratus Western wirrah Eastern Indian Ocean 50 TL 1828



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