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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Diplodus: Greek, diploos = twice + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).

Issue
Issue on validity of subspecies: subspecies considered as valid in FB, elevated to species rank as Diplodus hottentotus (Smith, 1844) in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Mar. 2011: Ref. 86697). Please send references, or more studies are needed.

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

marino; salmastro demersale; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 100 m. Subtropical

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Western Indian Ocean: known only from southern Mozambique and South Africa.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 28.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3507); common length : 30.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3507); Età massima riportata: 33 anni (Ref. 26244)

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Spine dorsali (totale) : 11; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 12 - 14; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 11. Young bright yellow between crossbars.

Inhabits coastal waters, mainly on rocky bottoms. Also enters estuaries, which are also used as nursery grounds. Feeds on fish, mollusks, crustaceans, worms, and other organisms. Has a nauseating odor; sold fresh in markets.

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Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Heemstra, P.C. and E. Heemstra, 2004. Coastal fishes of Southern Africa. National Inquiry Service Centre (NISC) and South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Grahamstown. 488 p. (Ref. 58304)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 December 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesca: commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00809 - 0.02051), b=3.06 (2.93 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.6 ±0.53 se; based on food items.

Generation time: 12.1 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies.

Resilienza (Ref. 120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (tm=6; tmax=33).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): High to very high vulnerability (68 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): High.

Diplodus hottentotus (Smith, 1844)