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Acanthistius sebastoides Common koester, Koester Rockcod

Acanthistius sebastoides is commonly referred to as Common koester, Koester Rockcod. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal.

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Acanthistius sebastoides (Koester),Port Elizabeth 2009, Copyright Johan Swanepoel


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lexID:
9377 
AphiaID:
218166 
Scientific:
Acanthistius sebastoides 
German:
Sägebarsch 
English:
Common Koester, Koester Rockcod 
Category:
Serranus Basses 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Serranidae (Family) > Acanthistius (Genus) > sebastoides (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Castelnau, ), 1861 
Occurrence:
Mozambique, Namibia, South-Africa 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
up to 13.78" (35 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 62.6 °F (°C - 17°C) 
Food:
Crabs, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Predatory 
Difficulty:
Cold water animal 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2018-10-17 20:20:57 

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Acanthistius sebastoides (Castelnau, 1861)

Acanthistius sebastoides is one of the most common Rockcod fishes within Southern Africa.The Common koester can be identified by orange spots on a pale grey brown body with a blue tip on the tail.Its prey mainly include crabs, small fish and invertebrates.

This koester are commonly caught by anglers.

Synonym:
Serranus sebastoides

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Serranidae (Family) > Anthiinae (Subfamily) > Acanthistius (Genus) > Acanthistius sebastoides (Species)

External links

  1. Eastern Cape Scuba Diving (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Acanthistius sebastoides (Koester),Port Elizabeth 2009, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Acanthistius sebastoides (Koester),Port Elizabeth 2009, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Acanthistius sebastoides (Koester),Port Elizabeth 2009, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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