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Common names: Bala
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Main Ref: Bauchot, M.-L., J.-C. Hureau and J.C. Miguel, 1981
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Denté angolais, Dentón angoleño, Angola dentex, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Dentex: Latin, dens, dentis = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Poll & Maul.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 300 m (Ref. 2683). Deep-water; 33°N - 17°S, 18°W - 14°E

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Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Angola.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4960); common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2683)

Occurs in various types of bottoms on the continental shelf and slope; old fish occurring in the deeper waters. Feeds mainly on crustaceans; also on fish, sometimes on mollusks and worms.

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Bauchot, M.-L., J.-C. Hureau and J.C. Miguel, 1981. Sparidae. In W. Fischer, G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Eastern Central Atlantic. (Fishing Areas 34, 47 (in part)). volume 4. [var. pag.] FAO, Rome. (Ref. 2715)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Near Threatened (NT) ; Date assessed: 24 March 2011

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: commercial

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 14.4 - 20.6, mean 16.7 (based on 46 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.01180 - 0.01854), b=3.03 (3.00 - 3.06), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.48 se; based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.11-0.23; tmax=7).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).

Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): High.

Dentex angolensis Poll & Maul, 1953