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Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Rhabdosargus: Greek, rhabdos = stick + Latin, sargus = sargus (1591) (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Anthony R ‘Tony’ Thorpe was a South African lawyer and avid angler. He sent Smith three undescribed fish that he had discovered in KwaZulu Natal waters and supplied specimens and photographs. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser; brackwasser demersal. Subtropical
Western Indian Ocean: Somalia to Durban, South Africa (Ref. 12484), including Madagascar and Europa Island (Ref. 3507).
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 3198); common length : 30.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 3507)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 11; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 13; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 12. Bright yellow on ventral part of body including pelvic and anal fins.
Shoals congregate in rivers and many enter estuaries. Feeds on worms, crustaceans and particularly mollusks. Sold fresh.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Sportfisch: ja
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.4 - 27.5, mean 26.9 °C (based on 176 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02138 (0.01053 - 0.04342), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).