Sparidae (Porgies) |
75 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 7,300.0 g |
demersal; marine; depth range 30 - 100 m, non-migratory |
Western Indian Ocean: known only from South Africa. |
Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8 |
Found over rocky banks (Ref. 3198). Feeds on crustaceans, mollusks, worms, and small fishes. Seldom caught from the shore (Ref. 3198). Sold fresh in markets. |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 02 December 2009 (A2bd) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
Ranges from off Durban southward to Cape of Good Hope (Ref. 3507). Abundant in deepish water on the Cape south coast. Stock depressed and vulnerable; an important component of commercial and recreational skiboat catch (Ref. 4332). Also Ref. 5213, 12484. |
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