Spicara altum (Osório, 1917) Bigeye picarel |
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FAO |
Family: | Sparidae (Porgies) | |||
Max. size: | 30 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 125.0 g | |||
Environment: | pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 100 - 300 m | |||
Distribution: | Eastern Central Atlantic: Dakar, Senegal to southern Angola. Reported from Mauritania (Ref. 55783). | |||
Diagnosis: | ||||
Biology: | Neritic (Ref. 7349). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 03 December 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |