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Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Rhabdosargus: Greek, rhabdos = stick + Latin, sargus = sargus (1591) (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Emil Holub (1847–1902) was a Bohemian (Czech) naturalist who also studied South African fossils. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; salmastro demersale; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243). Subtropical
Southeast Atlantic: South Africa, from the Cape to Natal.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 19.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3507); common length : 15.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3198)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 11; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 12 - 13; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 10 - 11. Silvery with golden midlateral band from head to caudal peduncle (Ref. 3198).
Inhabits estuaries and shallow waters over sand and between rocks. Feeds mainly on small bivalves, shrimps and crabs (Ref. 3670). Flesh excellent (Ref. 3198).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Smith, J.L.B. and M.M. Smith, 1986. Sparidae. p. 580-594. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3198)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si; esca: usually
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 17.5 - 27.6, mean 25.6 °C (based on 237 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01738 (0.01072 - 0.02817), b=3.06 (2.92 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.8 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 91.6 [48.0, 177.6] mg/100g; Iron = 1.13 [0.65, 2.08] mg/100g; Protein = 19.5 [18.6, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.379 [0.257, 0.596] g/100g; Selenium = 23.5 [11.8, 42.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.6 [3.9, 29.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.07 [0.75, 1.50] mg/100g (wet weight);