''Acanthistius'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of fish. Some authors place the genus in the family
Serranidae
The Serranidae are a large family of fishes belonging to the order Perciformes. The family contains about 450 species in 65 genera, including the sea basses and the groupers (subfamily Epinephelinae). Although many species are small, in some ca ...
, while some consider it to be ''
incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertain ...
'', 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
The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
, 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
References
Anthiinae
Perciformes genera
Taxa named by Marcus Elieser Bloch
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