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Argentine Seabass

Acanthistius brasilianus

Classification

The Argentine seabass (Acanthistius brasilianus) is a species of seabass in the family Serranidae. It occurs on the South American continental shelf of the western Atlantic Ocean, where it used to be caught commercially for human consumption. Taxonomy and naming The Argentine seabass was first described by Georges Cuvier as part of his 22-volume work Histoire naturelle des poissons, which he wrote with Achille Valenciennes from 1828 to 1849.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog