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Eastern Wirrah

Acanthistius ocellatus

Seabook: Eastern Wirrah

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Max Weight

Max Depth

100 m

Description

Decsription Dusky yellow with many dark, usually blue-centred spots covering head and body, slightly smaller on head; sometimes with faint dark band from tip of snout to eye; fins dusky to blue, with pale blue margins. Dorsal fin  XIII, 15–16; Anal fin III, 8–9; Caudal fin 17; Pectoral fin 1... Read more in Seabook

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Colors

white
black
brown
grey
yellow
green
blue

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Poisonous

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Social Behaviour

Solitary

Danger to human

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Venomous

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