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Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Diplodus: Greek, diploos = twice + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina revassocierade; djupintervall 0 - 50 m (Ref. 27121). Tropical; - 35°S
Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean: Angola to Mozambique and southern Madagascar, possibly reaching Mauritius (Ref. 3168, 3198).
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm 21.1 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3198); common length : 30.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3507); rapporterad maxålder: 21 år (Ref. 26244)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 12; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 14 - 15; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 13 - 14. Young specimens with fine crossbars; large adults almost uniformly black.
Adults occur in shallow rocky and sandy substrate; juveniles in shallow reefs, estuary mouths and intertidal pools, sandy beach surf zone. Omnivorous on seaweeds, sponges and bivalves. Also feeds on crustaceans, worms, mollusks, and fish. Sold fresh or whole and as bait.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; sportfisk: ja; bete: usually
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 18.6 - 27, mean 25.9 °C (based on 56 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00951 - 0.02409), b=3.08 (2.95 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.15 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 7.7 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (tm=3; tmax=21).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 50.6 [25.9, 83.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.626 [0.349, 1.128] mg/100g; Protein = 19.4 [18.2, 20.6] %; Omega3 = 0.127 [0.067, 0.248] g/100g; Selenium = 33.1 [18.4, 56.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 63 [18, 194] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.35 [0.92, 1.85] mg/100g (wet weight);
