Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 17; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Head and body with small orange spots and few scattered dark brown blotches; caudal and anal fins dark grey, pelvic fins dusky yellow (Ref. 4319). Lower GR with 4-6 rudiments.

Common Names

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Koester , Afrikaans , South Africa

Skorpionbars , Danish , Denmark

Koester , English , Namibia

Koester , English , South Africa

Koester , English , Global

Scorpion grouper , English , UK

Koester , French , Global

Akant natalski , Polish , Poland

Garoupa escorpião , Portuguese , Mozambique

Koester , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Serranoidei

Family: Anthiadidae

Genus: Acanthistius

Species: Acanthistius sebastoides (Castelnau, 1861)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Southeast Atlantic: Namibia to East London, South Africa.

Biology

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Occurs frequently among rocks in depths of 1 to at least 20 m (Ref. 4319). Commonly caught by anglers (Ref. 4319). Flesh excellent (Ref. 4319).

Habitat

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demersal