Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. Caudal fin rounded. Brownish, with three to four dark bands on lateral side of body. Small irregular shaped dark spots on body and dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 27363).

Common Names

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Serran de Patagonie , French , Global

Rapurata-mero , Japanese , Japan

Mero , Spanish , Argentina

Mero , Spanish , Uruguay

Tiburones , Spanish , Argentina

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Serranoidei

Family: Anthiadidae

Genus: Acanthistius

Species: Acanthistius patachonicus (Jenyns, 1840)

Climate Zone

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Temperate

Location

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Southwest Atlantic: off central Argentina.

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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demersal

Conservation Status

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Data deficient

Threat to Humans

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Harmless