Orangelined wirrah (Acanthistius paxtoni)

Scientific name: Acanthistius paxtoni Hutchins & Kuiter, 1982

The Orangelined wirrah (Acanthistius paxtoni) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, Endemic to New South Wales, Australia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acanthistius paxtoni
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Depth range
64 m (210 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range ? - 64 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: Endemic to New South Wales, Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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