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Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum, 1792)

Sheepshead
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Archosargus: Greek, archo = anus + Latin , sargus = sea bream (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Walbaum.

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

marien; brak water rifbewoner; diepte 15 - ? m (Ref. 9988). Subtropical; 49°N - 6°S, 100°W - 36°W (Ref. 55299)

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Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Absent in Bermuda, the Bahamas, the West Indies and Grenada (Ref. 7251, 26938).

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 91.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 7251); common length : 35.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3815); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 9.6 kg (Ref. 4699)

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Inhabits bays and estuaries. Freely enters brackish waters; sometimes enters freshwaters (Ref. 26938). Commonly found around pilings. Caught by anglers from jetties or rocky shores (Ref. 9988). Feeds mainly on mollusks and crustaceans. An excellent food fish. Marketed fresh and frozen; eaten broiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).

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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 31 March 2011

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless





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Visserij: commercieel; sportvis: ja; Aquarium: Publieke aquaria
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 22.9 - 28, mean 25.9 °C (based on 192 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02188 (0.01838 - 0.02604), b=2.98 (2.93 - 3.03), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.53 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179):  Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (K=0.4; tmax=20).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766):   Low.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 24.1 [9.8, 46.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.562 [0.283, 1.069] mg/100g; Protein = 21 [20, 22] %; Omega3 = 0.215 [0.123, 0.398] g/100g; Selenium = 16.3 [7.4, 32.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 22.3 [6.2, 82.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.703 [0.460, 1.099] mg/100g (wet weight);