Pentheroscion mbizi (Poll, 1950) |
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FAO |
Family: | Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) | |||
Max. size: | 56 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 50 - 350 m | |||
Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Guinea to southern Angola. | |||
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Biology: | Found in deep shelf and upper slopes over mud, sand and rock bottoms. Also moves in midwater, in equatorial regions below the thermocline (Ref. 3593). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 10 March 2020 (A2bd) Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |