Acanthistius paxtoni

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Orangelined Wirra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Anthiadidae
Genus: Acanthistius
Species:
A. paxtoni
Binomial name
Acanthistius paxtoni
Hutchins & Kuiter, 1982

Acanthistius paxtoni, also known as the Orangelined Wirra, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. The species is native to the southwestern portion of the Pacific Ocean and is found New South Wales, Australia. [1] [2]

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Length

The fish gets up to 25.8 centimetres (10.2 in) in length. [2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of John R. Paxton of the Australian Museum in Sydney, because of his contributions to Australian ichthyology. [3]

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 paxtoni". FishBase . December 2020 version.
  3. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES (part 4): Suborder SERRANOIDEI: Families SERRANIDAE and ANTHIADIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
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