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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Plesiopidae Roundheads
Subfamily: Acanthoclininae
Genus: Acanthoclinus

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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by Tveskov, E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Acanthoclinus fuscus Jenyns, 1841

Photo by Tveskov, E.
 
Acanthoclinus fuscus
[Rockfish]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 12.6 cm TL
 
Acanthoclinus littoreus
[]

Photo by Caiger, P.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Acanthoclinus marilynae (Hardy, 1985)

Photo by Caiger, P.
 
Acanthoclinus marilynae
[Stout rockfish]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Acanthoclinus matti
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
 
Acanthoclinus rua
[Little rockfish]
5 Species of Family Plesiopidae with Genus Acanthoclinus
(Roundheads)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1841 Acanthoclinus fuscus Rockfish Southwest Pacific 30 TL
1801 Acanthoclinus littoreus Southwest Pacific 12.6 TL
1985 Acanthoclinus marilynae Stout rockfish Southwest Pacific 17 TL
1985 Acanthoclinus matti Southwest Pacific
1985 Acanthoclinus rua Little rockfish Southwest Pacific 11.5 TL



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