Pi 301 Acanthopagrus
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Acanthopagrus
Description
Acanthopagrus
is a genus of fish
in the family Sparidae found
in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. An Indo-West Pacific genus with 20
species, 5 of which occur in Australian waters. Species have several pairs of
large peg‑like canines at the front of each jaw and an outer row of stubbier
canines along each side with several inner rows of rounded molars at the rear;
molars only slightly enlarged posteriorly in each jaw. The dorsal fin has with
12–15 (rarely 10–11) segmented rays; the anal fin has 8-10 segmented rays, and
the second anal-fin spine is much more robust and distinctly longer than the
third. The scales are mostly scales ctenoid, rough to touch, and are absent
from the interorbital space.
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