Sebastes capensis

Taxobox
name = False jacopever
status = DD
trend = down
status_system = iucn3.1


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Scorpaeniformes
familia = Sebastidae
genus = "Sebastes"
species = "S. capensis"
binomial = "Sebastes capensis"
binomial_authority = Gmelin, 1789

The false jacopever, "Sebastes capensis" is a marine deep-water fish belonging to the family Sebastidae.ITIS | ID = 166778 | taxon = Sebastes capensis | year = 2007 | date = 26 February] FishBase species | genus = Sebastes | species = capensis| year = 2007 | month = February]

Found only in waters off the western coast of South Africa and Tristan da Cunha, the false jacopever lives in depths of 35 – 280 meters. "S. capensis" is colored red to orange. It has extremely prominent eyes.

Etymology and Taxonomic History

The species was originally described by Gmelin in 1789 as "Scorpaena capensis".ITIS | ID = 692164 | taxon = Scorpaena capensis | year = 2007 | date = 26 February] It was later reclassified as "Sebastichthys capensis".ITIS | ID = 166971 | taxon = Sebastichthys capensis | year = 2007 | date = 26 February] In 1917, it was redescribed by Evermann and Radcliffe as "Sebastes chamaco".ITIS | ID = 644573 | taxon = Sebastes chamaco| year = 2007 | date = 26 February]

The species' common name was derived from the pock-marked acne skin of an old skipper.Fact|date=July 2007

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