False jacopever

The species was originally described by Gmelin in 1789 as Scorpaena capensis.

The False jacopever lives in the demersal, marine, depth range 20 - 275 m environment.

a false jacopever (Sebastes capensis) that may produce an all new all-tackle record at .94 kg (2 lb 1 oz). The Los Angeles, California, USA man made the catch while drift fishing in Hout Bay, South Africa. More

The false jacopever, Sebastes capensis is a marine deep-water fish belonging to the family Sebastidae. 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. More

False jacopever were associated with crevices in areas of high-relief rocky substrata. Kingklip are piscivorous and were largely confined to holes at the base of rocks and favored areas without a conspicuous epifauna. More

The false jacopever, Sebastes capensis is a marine deep-water fish belonging to the family Sebastidae. More

False jacopever Sebastes capensis at Star Walls. This fish is not uncommon, but it tends to ocurr in waters deeper than 20m, and given the few times I've seen it, is very skittish and disappears into crevices very quickly. More

False jacopever at Star Walls. This species is not uncommon, but is rarely seen by divers, as it is generally very skittish. After having seen it a few times fleetingly, Guido Zsilavecz finally managed to photograph it. More

Common names

cabrilla in Spanish (español)
Cantarilho-do-Cabo in Portuguese (Português)
Cape redfish in English
Chancharro in Spanish (español)
False jacopever in English
Gallineta del Cabo in Spanish (español)
jacopever in English
Kap-rødfisk in Danish (dansk)
Karmazyn przyladowy in Polish (polski)
Sébaste du Cap in French (français)
Sydafrikansk Rødfisk in Danish (dansk)
Vals jakopewer in Afrikaans
Vieja colorada in Spanish (español)
окунь капский in Russian (русский язык)
南非平鮋 in Mandarin Chinese
南非平鲉 in Mandarin Chinese
錢麥科平鮋 in Mandarin Chinese
钱麦科平鲉 in Mandarin Chinese

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