Magnificent splendid perch

Callanthias australis

Forty Nine Centimeters Callanthiid Fish

Cross-climate
Temperate
Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Callanthias australis, the magnificent sea perch, splendid perch, glorious groppo or Northern splendid perch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Callanthiidae. This species is found in the southeastern Indian Ocean and the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Callanthiidae
Genus: Callanthias
Maximum length: 49 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: off New Zealand and temperate waters off Australia; also known from one collection made northeast of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, and from one collection in the Chesterfield Island region of the Coral Sea; may reach Indonesian waters. Closely related to Callanthias japonicus from Japanese waters and from Callanthias platei from the southeast Pacific; all three taxa may be subspecies of a single wide-ranging species.

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