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Argyrosomus thorpei Smith, 1977

Squaretail kob
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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Argyrosomus: Greek, argyros = silvered, silver + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθικό(ς). Subtropical; 24°S - 36°S, 25°E - 35°E (Ref. 56860)

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Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique to Port Elizabeth, South Africa; also from the west coast of Madagascar.

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm 33.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 71.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 4373); common length : 40.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 3490); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 12.0 kg (Ref. 11025)

Short description Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 11; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 26 - 28; Εδρικές άκανθες: 2; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 6 - 7. Body silvery, fins orange-brown or yellowish (Ref. 4373).

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Found in coastal waters. Juveniles are found on sand or mud substrate and the adults predominantly on reef (Ref. 12200). Spawns in the winter (Ref. 12199). An important food fish. Sold fresh in markets.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Endangered (EN) (A2bd); Date assessed: 02 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

αλιεία: Εμπορικό(ά); αλιεία αναψυχής: ναί
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 23.7 - 25.2, mean 24.7 °C (based on 10 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5020   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00413 - 0.01752), b=3.08 (2.91 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref. 69278):  4.1   ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Ref. 120179):  Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.