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Acanthistius fuscus  Regan, 1913

Rapanui seabass
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) > Anthiinae
Etymology: Acanthistius: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, istion = sail (Ref. 45335).   More on author: Regan.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-neritic.   Tropical, preferred ?; 26°S - 29°S, 110°W - 107°W (Ref. 56288)

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Southeast Pacific: Easter Island and Sala y Gómez.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 89467)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Heemstra, Phillip C. | Collaborators

Anderson, W.D. Jr. and C.C. Baldwin, 2000. A new species of Anthias (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiinae) from the Galápagos Islands, with keys to Anthias and eastern Pacific Anthiinae. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 113(2):369-385. (Ref. 40817)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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