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Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Boopsoidea: Greek, bous = caw + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Castelnau.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 5 - 30 m (Ref. 3198). Subtropical
Southeast Atlantic: known only from the Cape to Natal in South Africa.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3678)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 11; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 10 - 11; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 11. Body bronzy; young vividly colored (Ref. 3198).
Occurs usually in the vicinity of scattered and flat reefs from 5 to 30 m depth. Found in shoals. Feeds on small crabs, worms, red bait and small pieces of seaweeds. Good food fish but spoils rapidly. A good bait for larger game fish.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Smith, J.L.B. and M.M. Smith, 1986. Sparidae. p. 580-594. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3198)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur; appât: occasionally
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 17.6 - 27.5, mean 25.4 °C (based on 228 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01259 (0.00609 - 0.02604), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 34.8 [13.5, 58.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.596 [0.307, 1.130] mg/100g; Protein = 20.3 [19.2, 21.5] %; Omega3 = 0.208 [0.126, 0.359] g/100g; Selenium = 12.6 [6.0, 25.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 50.5 [14.3, 164.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.847 [0.550, 1.279] mg/100g (wet weight);