Acanthistius serratus (Cuvier, 1828)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Acanthistius serratus, also known as the western wirrah, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. The species is native to the Eastern Indian Ocean and is endemic to southern Australia, specifically Western Australia and South Australia.
The fish gets up to 50.0 centimetres (19.7 in) in length.
Wikipedia contributors, Acanthistius serratus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:55:53.846027+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Acanthistius serratus (Cuvier, 1828)
- Name authority
- (Cuvier, 1828)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Acanthistiidae
- Genus
- Acanthistius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderPercoidei
- familyAcanthistiidae Fowler, 1951
- genusAcanthistius Gill, 1862
- speciesAcanthistius serratus (Cuvier, 1828)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Acanthistius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthistius fuscus Regan, 1913 | AcanthistiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthistius cinctus (Günther, 1859) | AcanthistiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthistius joanae Heemstra, 2010 | AcanthistiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthistius pictus (Tschudi, 1846) | AcanthistiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Argentine seabassAcanthistius brasilianus (Cuvier, 1828) | AcanthistiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthistius pardalotus Hutchins, 1981 | AcanthistiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| scorpion grouperAcanthistius sebastoides (Castelnau, 1861) | AcanthistiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthistius paxtoni Hutchins & Kuiter, 1982 | AcanthistiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthistius ocellatus (Günther, 1859) | AcanthistiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthistius patachonicus (Jenyns, 1840) | AcanthistiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Plectropoma serratum Cuvier, 1828 Cuvier, 1828 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=278728 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:64D3K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.