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Scalyjaw Koester
Acanthistius joanae
Acanthistius joanae, also known as the scalyjaw koester, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses.
The species is found along the shores of the Indian Ocean in South Africa.
From the article Acanthistius joanae on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
The fish is named in honor of Joan Wright, the assistant of Phil Heemstra, who initially discovered the fish. Heemstra had promised Joan in a note he had written that he would name the fish after her, however this was not done until after she had retired around 25 years later.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 620550.