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Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Pachymetopon: Greek, pachys = fat + Greek, metopon = brow (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Marcus Élieser Bloch (1723–1799) was a German physician and naturalist specialising in ichthyology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Valenciennes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande; ej vandrande (Ref. 4350); djupintervall 1 - ? m (Ref. 3688). Subtropical; 13°S - 28°S
Southeast Atlantic: Angola to the west coast of South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm 22.0, range 22 - ? cm
Max length : 46.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3198); common length : 25.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2715); publicerad maxvikt: 1.7 kg (Ref. 4699)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 10; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 11 - 12; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 10. Bronzy brown, lighter below.
Inhabits shallow water over rocky bottoms. Feeds on seaweeds, echinoderms, crustaceans, mollusks and worms (Ref. 3688).
Bauchot, M.-L. and J.-C. Hureau, 1990. Sparidae. p. 790-812. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3688)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell; sportfisk: ja
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00865 - 0.02649), b=3.06 (2.91 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.51 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (K=0.10-0.16; tm=5; tmax=12).
Prior r = 0.48, 95% CL = 0.32 - 0.72, Based on 2 full stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 81.8 [45.1, 155.9] mg/100g; Iron = 1.08 [0.60, 1.93] mg/100g; Protein = 19.6 [18.7, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.343 [0.237, 0.526] g/100g; Selenium = 22.3 [11.0, 43.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 13.5 [4.0, 40.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.812 [0.576, 1.147] mg/100g (wet weight);
