Acanthistius paxtoni
| Acanthistius paxtoni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Anthiadidae |
| Genus: | Acanthistius |
| Species: | A. paxtoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthistius paxtoni Hutchins & Kuiter, 1982
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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]
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acanthistius paxtoni". FishBase. December 2020 version.
- ^ 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.