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Jacob Evertsen S. Afr.|ˈjækəb ˈeɪvɜːtsən|
Also Jacob Evertson, jacopever.
[Name of a 17th-c. Dutch sea-captain.]
Any of several marine food fishes distinguished by reddish skin and large eyes, esp. Sebastichthys capensis.
1727J. G. Scheuchzer tr. Kæmpfer's Hist. Japan I. i. xi. 136 Ara is what the Dutch in the Indies call Jacobs Ewertz. 1798S. H. Wilcocke tr. Stavorinus's Voy. E. Indies II. ii. iii. 352 There is likewise, it is said, a large fish near the pier-head at Amboyna, to which the name of Jacob Evertsen has been given. 1801J. Barrow Acct. Trav. S. Afr. I. i. 31 The Scorpœna Capensis, here called Jacob Evertson, is a firm, dry fish, but not very commonly used. 1853L. Pappe Synopsis Edible Fishes Cape of Good Hope 14 Sebastes Capensis... Called Jacob Evertsen, after a Dutch Captain, remarkable for a red face and large projecting eyes. 1927Ann. S. Afr. Mus. XXI. 908 Sebastichthys capensis (Gmel.). Jacob Evertson; Jacopever... Red, shading to orange below; several silvery-white or pinkish irregular spots on sides. Ibid. 910 Sebastosemus capensis (G. and v. B.). Spiny Jacopever. 1973Farmer's Weekly (S. Afr.) 18 Apr. 102 In the very early days of the Colony, the Dutch East India Company had as captain of one of its ships a certain Jacob Evert. When the local fishermen caught a fish with a red face, bulging eyes and thick lips they named it jacopever. |