Acanthistius joanae Heemstra, 2010
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Acanthistius joanae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:55:45.968240+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Acanthistius joanae Heemstra, 2010
- Name authority
- Heemstra, 2010
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Acanthistiidae
- Genus
- Acanthistius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderPercoidei
- familyAcanthistiidae Fowler, 1951
- genusAcanthistius Gill, 1862
- speciesAcanthistius joanae Heemstra, 2010
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Acanthistius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthistius fuscus Regan, 1913 | AcanthistiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthistius cinctus (Günther, 1859) | AcanthistiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthistius serratus (Cuvier, 1828) | AcanthistiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthistius pictus (Tschudi, 1846) | AcanthistiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Argentine seabassAcanthistius brasilianus (Cuvier, 1828) | AcanthistiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthistius pardalotus Hutchins, 1981 | AcanthistiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| scorpion grouperAcanthistius sebastoides (Castelnau, 1861) | AcanthistiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthistius paxtoni Hutchins & Kuiter, 1982 | AcanthistiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthistius ocellatus (Günther, 1859) | AcanthistiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthistius patachonicus (Jenyns, 1840) | AcanthistiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Heemstra, P. C. (2010). Taxonomic review of the perciform fish genus Acanthistius from the east coast of southern Africa, with description of a new species and designation of a neotype for Serranus sebastoides Castelnau, 1861. Zootaxa, 2352: 59–68. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2352.1.4 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:64D3H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.