Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8.

Common Names

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Argentinsk havaborre , Danish , Denmark

Argentine seabass , English , Uruguay

Argentine seabass , English , Global

Serran argentin , French , Global

מרו ברזילאי , Hebrew , Israel

Meru brazylijski , Polish , Poland

Strzępiel brazylijski , Polish , Poland

Garoupa , Portuguese , Brazil

Garoupa-senhor-de-engenho , Portuguese , Brazil

Mero , Portuguese , Brazil

Senhor de engenho , Portuguese , Brazil

Serigado-focinhudo , Portuguese , Brazil

Serigado-mero , Portuguese , Brazil

Serrano-argentino , Portuguese , Portugal

Badejo , Portuguese (Spanish) , Brazil

окунь бразильский каменный , Russian , Russia

Srebrna pirka , Slovene , Slovenia

Mero , Spanish , Argentina

Mero , Spanish , Uruguay

Mero sureño , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Serranoidei

Family: Anthiadidae

Genus: Acanthistius

Species: Acanthistius brasilianus (Cuvier, 1828)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Southwest Atlantic: Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.

Biology

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Found on the continental shelf in colder waters. Utilized to some degree for human consumption.

Habitat

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brackish

Conservation Status

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Data deficient

Threat to Humans

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Harmless