Brick seabass (Acanthistius pictus)

Scientific name: Acanthistius pictus Tschudi, 1846

Brick seabass (Acanthistius pictus)

The Brick seabass (Acanthistius pictus) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Chile and Peru.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-18; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acanthistius pictus
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
47.0
Common length
20.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Chile and Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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