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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ovalentaria/misc
Family: Plesiopidae Roundheads
Subfamily: Acanthoclininae
Genus: Acanthoclinus

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5 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthoclinus fuscus Rockfish Southwest Pacific 30 TL 1841
Acanthoclinus littoreus Southwest Pacific 20 TL 1801
Acanthoclinus marilynae Stout rockfish Southwest Pacific 17 TL 1985
Acanthoclinus matti Southwest Pacific 1985
Acanthoclinus rua Little rockfish Southwest Pacific 11.5 TL 1985



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