Accepted scientific name:
Acanthistius brasilianus (Cuvier, 1828) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Acanthistius brasilianus (Cuvier, 1828)
Synonyms:
Plectropoma brasilianum Cuvier, 1828 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Plectropoma brasilianum Cuvier, 1828
Plectropoma patachonica Jenyns, 1840 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Plectropoma patachonica Jenyns, 1840
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Argentinsk havaborre Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature
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Argentine seabass English - Click here to show the literature
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Argentine seabass English Uruguay Click here to show the literature
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Sea bass English USA Click here to show the literature
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Serran argentin French - Click here to show the literature
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Meru brazylijski Polish Poland Click here to show the literature
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Strzepiel brazylijski Polish Poland Click here to show the literature
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Badejo Portuguese Brazil Click here to show the literature
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Garoupa Portuguese Brazil Click here to show the literature
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Garoupa-senhor-de-engenho Portuguese Brazil(Rio de Janeiro) Click here to show the literature
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Mero Portuguese Brazil Click here to show the literature
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Senhor de engenho Portuguese Brazil Click here to show the literature
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Serigado-focinhudo Portuguese Brazil Click here to show the literature
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Serigado-mero Portuguese Brazil Click here to show the literature
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Serrano-argentino Portuguese Portugal Click here to show the literature
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окунь бразильский каменный Russian Russia Click here to show the literature
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Mero Spanish Argentina Click here to show the literature
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Mero Spanish Uruguay Click here to show the literature
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Mero sureño Spanish - Click here to show the literature
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Mero sureño Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Animalia CoL
Phylum Chordata CoL
Class Actinopterygii FishBase
Order Perciformes FishBase
Family Serranidae FishBase
Genus Acanthistius FishBase
Distribution: Southwest Atlantic: Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.
Lifezones: Brackish,marine
Additional data: In Cuvier & Valenciennes.
Source database: FishBase, Jul 2013   99%
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Heemstra, P., 02-Oct-2012
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=351
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:fd9f1607-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20140401