Acanthistius | |
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Acanthistius ocellatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Serranidae |
Subfamily: | Anthiinae |
Genus: | Acanthistius Bloch, 1793 |
Type species | |
Plectropoma serratum | |
Species | |
See text. |
Acanthistius is a genus of fish. Some authors place the genus in the family Serranidae, while some consider it to be incertae sedis, where it is not clear which family it belongs to.[2]
There are 11 species in the genus:[3]