FB-65549 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65549 Animalia Chordata Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Glyphis Glyphis fowlerae Compagno, White & Cavanagh, 2010 Wandering seabream Acanthopagrus berda (Fabricius, 1775) Chrysophrys estuarius Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 Chrysophrys vagus Peters, 1852 Pagrus caffer Castelnau, 1861 Sparus vagus (Peters, 1852) 2010-06-03 2024-07-18 Castelnau, F. (ed.)0 Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe. J.-B. Baillière et fils, Paris. 78 p. (Ref. 1904) Smith, J.L.B. and M.M. Smith0 Sparidae. p. 580-594. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3198) van der Elst, R.0 A guide to the common sea fishes of Southern Africa. (2nd Ed.). C. Struik, Cape Town. 395 p. (Ref. 4362) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). (Ref. 31982) Peters, W.C.H.0 Diagnosen von neuen Flussfischen aus Mossambique. Ber. Verhandl. Kgl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. 1852:681-685. (Ref. 57418) Heemstra, P.C. and E. Heemstra0 Coastal fishes of Southern Africa. National Inquiry Service Centre (NISC) and South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Grahamstown. 488 p. (Ref. 58304) Whitfield, A.K.0 Biology and ecology of fishes in southern African estuaries. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, South Africa. 223 p. (Ref. 58350) Iwatsuki, Y. and P.C. Heemstra0 Taxonomic review of the Western Indian Ocean species of the genus <i>Acanthopagrus</i> Peters, 1855 (Perciformes: Sparidae), with description of a new species from Oman. Copeia 2010(1):123-136. (Ref. 83673) Iwatsuki, Y.0 Review of the <i>Acanthopagrus latus</i> complex (Perciformes: Sparidae) with descriptions of three new species from the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. J. Fish Biol. 83(1):64-95. (Ref. 93743) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (accessed 08/06/2017). (Ref. 115257) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) FB-GeneralDescr-65558 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-06-09 00:00:00 2024-03-20 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65558 Adults and juveniles found in estuaries and in freshwater (Ref. 58304). Iwatsuki, Y. and P.C. Heemstra 2010 Taxonomic review of the Western Indian Ocean species of the genus <i>Acanthopagrus</i> Peters, 1855 (Perciformes: Sparidae), with description of a new species from Oman. Copeia 2010(1):123-136. (Ref. 83673) FB-DiagnosticDescr-65558 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-06-09 00:00:00 2023-12-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65558 Diagnosis: This species is distinguished from its congeners of by the following characters: 3.5 scale rows between fifth dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line; front edge of dorsal scaly area on head (dorsal view) with a median W-shaped scaleless area and with small scales present just before an oblique temporal row of larger scales; 44-46 pored lateral-line scales; second anal-fin spine (2AS) slightly longer than third anal fin spine (3AS), ratio 2AS/3AS 5 1.15-1.45 (mean 1.25); ventral edge of first two infraorbitals straight in specimens less than 23 cm SL, weakly concave in specimens more than 25 cm standard length; preopercle flange with 0-6 scales, number increasing with growth and is obvious in specimens over 20 cm standard length ; black streaks near anal-fin base on interradial membranes between rays; both jaws with well developed molariform teeth (Ref. 83673).Description: Body depth 1.9-2.5 times in standard length; head length 2.9-3.3 times in standard length; dorsal head profile straight, inter-orbital area flat; lower edge of preorbital bone and front edge of snout straight (Ref. 58304). Jaws with 4-6 pointed incisors at front, followed by 3-5 rows of molars (Ref. 58304). Lower gill rakers 9-11 (Ref. 58304). Dorsal fin with 11 spines and 10-12 rays; anal fin with 3 spines and 8 rays, second spine distinctly longer than third spine; pactoral fin with 15 rays (Ref. 58304). Lateral line scales 43-45; inter-orbital area naked (Ref. 58304).Colouration: Head, body and most fins silvery white; adults have yellow anal fin with membranes blackish basally, rear edge of operculum blackish; small black spot at upper end of pectoral fin base; fins of live juveniles bluish (Ref. 58304). Iwatsuki, Y. and P.C. Heemstra 2010 Taxonomic review of the Western Indian Ocean species of the genus <i>Acanthopagrus</i> Peters, 1855 (Perciformes: Sparidae), with description of a new species from Oman. Copeia 2010(1):123-136. (Ref. 83673) FB-Morphology-65558 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-06-09 00:00:00 2023-12-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65558 Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8 Iwatsuki, Y. and P.C. Heemstra 2010 Taxonomic review of the Western Indian Ocean species of the genus <i>Acanthopagrus</i> Peters, 1855 (Perciformes: Sparidae), with description of a new species from Oman. Copeia 2010(1):123-136. (Ref. 83673) FB-Distribution-65558 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-06-09 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65558 Africa: western Indian Ocean from Knysna in South Africa to southern Mozambique (Ref. 83673). Also known from Zambezi River and some other coastal rivers (Ref. 57418, 83673). Possibly present in Madagascar, but this needs confirmation (Ref. 83673). Iwatsuki, Y. and P.C. Heemstra 2010 Taxonomic review of the Western Indian Ocean species of the genus <i>Acanthopagrus</i> Peters, 1855 (Perciformes: Sparidae), with description of a new species from Oman. Copeia 2010(1):123-136. (Ref. 83673) FB-Uses-65558 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-06-09 00:00:00 2024-03-20 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65558 fisheries: commercial FB-Size-65558 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-06-09 00:00:00 2024-03-20 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65558 60.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 58304)) 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) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-65558 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-06-09 00:00:00 2024-03-20 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65558 demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine