Acanthistius pardalotus

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Leopard Wirrah
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Anthiadidae
Genus: Acanthistius
Species:
A. pardalotus
Binomial name
Acanthistius pardalotus
Hutchins, 1981

Acanthistius pardalotus, also known as the Leopard wirrah, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. Found in the Eastern Indian Ocean, it is endemic to the west coast of Australia. [1] [2]

The fish gets up to 37.0 centimetres (14.6 in) in length. [2]

References

  1. Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acanthistius pardalotus". FishBase . December 2020 version.