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Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Pachymetopon: Greek, pachys = fat + Greek, metopon = brow (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal. Subtropical
Western Indian Ocean: southern Mozambique and Madagascar to Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm 30.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3198); common length : 35.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3507)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 11; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 11; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 10 - 11. Old specimens develop a marked blue budge between the eyes.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Found near rocks in coastal waters. Feeds on ascideans, crustaceans, and algae. Good food fish but not sufficiently abundant to be of commercial significance. Sold fresh.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Bauchot, M.-L. and M.M. Smith, 1984. Sparidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). volume 4. [var. pag.] FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3507)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van minder commercieel belang; sportvis: ja; aas: usually
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Gewenste temperatuur (Ref.
123201): 18.6 - 26.1, mean 24.3 °C (based on 20 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02042 (0.01014 - 0.04110), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.34 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 7.3 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (K=0.15).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (56 of 100).
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Voedingsstoffen (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 67.9 [32.0, 119.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.985 [0.542, 2.016] mg/100g; Protein = 19.1 [17.9, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.239 [0.143, 0.404] g/100g; Selenium = 27.3 [12.3, 57.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 6.59 [1.56, 25.12] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.687 [0.458, 1.014] mg/100g (wet weight);