wirrah

(ˈwɪrə)

(Animals) a saltwater fish, Acanthistius serratus, of Australia, with bright blue spots

[from a native Australian language]

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Baldwin and Neira (1998) studied the larvae of the western wirrah (A.

patachonicus were as conspicuous as those found in western wirrah and koester, and the preopercular spine at the posterior angle was the largest one among all 3 species.

patachonicus was lower than the number observed in larvae of both the western wirrah and koester (Brownell, 1979; Baldwin and Neira, 1998).

Further, Baldwin and Neira (1998) stated that western wirrah would settle between 10.5 and 23.0 mm BL, and Brownell (1979) registered one koester taking up a benthic lifestyle and changing its coloration by a standard length of 9.0 mm.

Early life history of the Argentine sea bass (Acanthistius patachonicus) (Pisces: Serranidae)

The Felix Prospect is also located within an established oil production fairway between the Moonfish oil field and the Wirrah discovery while it is structurally similar to the former.

-3D Oil signs Term Sheet for two well $30m farmout of VIC/P57

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