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Acanthistius fuscus

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Rapanui seabass
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Anthiadidae
Genus: Acanthistius
Species:
A. fuscus
Binomial name
Acanthistius fuscus
Regan, 1913

Acanthistius fuscus, also known as the Rapanui seabass, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. The species is native to the Southeast Pacific Ocean around Easter Island and Sala y Gómez.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Anderson, William D. Jr.; Baldwin, Carole C. (2000). "A new species of Anthias (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiinae) from the Galápagos Islands, with keys to Anthias and eastern Pacific Anthiinae". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 113 (2): 369–385.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acanthistius fuscus". FishBase. December 2020 version.