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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 Ökologie

seewasser; brackwasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 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).

Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 91.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 7251); common length : 35.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 3815); max. veröff. Gewicht: 9.6 kg (Ref. 4699)

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. 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)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)

  nicht bedroht (LC) ; Date assessed: 31 March 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Bedrohung für Menschen

  Harmless





Nutzung durch Menschen

Fischereien: kommerziell; Sportfisch: ja; Aquarium: Öffentliche Aquarien
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 22.9 - 28, mean 25.9 °C (based on 192 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (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).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.53 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179):  mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (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).
Preiskategorie (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);