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.Mansur, L. E. (2011). First record of partial albinism in the temperate rocky reefs fish Acanthistius patachonicus (Insertae sedis) off southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences 6(2), 185-87.
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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