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Neoscorpis lithophilus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
Stone-bream
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Kyphosidae (Sea chubs)
Etymology: Neoscorpis: Greek, neos = new + Greek, skorpis = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Gilchrist & Thompson.
Etymology: Neoscorpis: Greek, neos = new + Greek, skorpis = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Gilchrist & Thompson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical; 25°S - 35°S, 18°E - 34°E
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Western Indian Ocean: Inhaca Island, Mozambique to False Bay, South Africa (Ref. 4371).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 30.0, range 27 - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9403); common length : 18.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9403); max. published weight: 2.6 kg (Ref. 4362); max. reported age: 10 years (Ref. 41883)
Max length : 50.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9403); common length : 18.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9403); max. published weight: 2.6 kg (Ref. 4362); max. reported age: 10 years (Ref. 41883)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20 - 25; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 23 - 26.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Adults inhabit coastal waters with rocky substrate. Food consists of algae and associated invertebrates (Ref. 5213).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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van der Elst, R., 1981. A guide to the common sea fishes of southern Africa. C. Struik, Cape Town. 367 p. (Ref. 3670)
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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