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Acanthistius sebastoides Common Koester, Koester Rockcod, Scorpion Grouper

Acanthistius sebastoides is commonly referred to as Common Koester, Koester Rockcod, Scorpion Grouper. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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


Courtesy of the author Johan Swanepoel, Südafrika . Please visit www.easterncapescubadiving.co.za for more information.

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lexID:
9377 
AphiaID:
218166 
Scientific:
Acanthistius sebastoides 
German:
Sägebarsch 
English:
Common Koester, Koester Rockcod, Scorpion Grouper 
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 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
1 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Demersal (bottom-dwelling fish), Seawater, Sea water 
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 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-03-21 20:41:58 

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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.

Synonymised names
Serranus sebastoides Castelnau, 1861 · unaccepted

External links

  1. Eastern Cape Scuba Diving (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia (de). 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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