| Family: |
Sparidae (Porgies) |
| Max. size: |
38 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 20 - 160 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean and Southeast Atlantic: known only from Natal to Cape Town in South Africa. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 11-12. Body rosy, olive or bluish dorsally, silvery below; black blotch in axil of pectorals (Ref. 6640). |
| Biology: |
Found inshore during bad weather. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2009 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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