| Family: |
Sparidae (Porgies) |
| Max. size: |
23.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean: southern Arabian Peninsula (sometimes in Red Sea), through the Persian Gulf, to the coasts of Iran and Pakistan. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 10-10; Vertebrae: 24-24. Crenidens indicus differs from Crenidens crenidens by the following characters: scale rows between the 10th dorsal-spine base and lateral line (41/2 vs. 51/2-61/2 in C. crenidens); gill rakers in the lower arch (10-12 vs. 9-10 in C. crenidens); dark spot located dorsally in the pectoral-fin axil (present vs. none in C. crenidens); body relatively deeper body 2.13-2.34 in SL vs. slender body (2.42-2.93 in SL for C. crenidens) (Ref. 94712). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 03 December 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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