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Common names: Natal knifejaw, Nataise kraaibek, Natalse kraaibek
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: van der Elst, R., 1993
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref: van der Elst, R., 1993
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Occurs in Natal. Status of stock indeterminate; locally vulnerable to spearfishing; no commercial value; minor component of recreational anglers' catch (Ref. 4332). Angling record: 2.2 kg; spearfishing record: 3.0 kg (Ref. 12484).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: van der Elst, R.P. and F. Adkin (eds.), 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Perico de Natal, Nataise kraaibek, Natal-knivkæbefisk, ... more

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> Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Oplegnathidae (Knifejaws)
Etymology: Oplegnathus: Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Regan.

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

marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 20 - 100 m (Ref. 4387). Subtropical

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Western Indian Ocean: occurs only in Mozambique and Natal, South Africa.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 4387); common length : 40.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9660)

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Espinhos dorsais (total) : 11; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 20 - 24; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais moles: 14 - 17. Adults dark grey in color; juveniles yellow with black bars (very similar to young Diplodus cervinus hottentotus.

Occur in coastal rocky and coral reefs to a depth of 100 m; juveniles pelagic in currents (Ref. 4332). Benthic omnivores. May live longer than 10 years. Spawning occurs throughout the year (Ref. 57746). Marketed fresh (Ref. 9660).

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Heemstra, P.C., 1986. Oplegnathidae. p. 632-633. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4387)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Não avaliado

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Ameaça para o homem

Harmless

Utilização humana

Pescarias: espécies comerciais; peixe desportivo: sim

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.6 - 26.7, mean 25.8 (based on 16 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.42 se; based on food items.

Resiliência (Ref. 120179): Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (tmax > 10).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).

Categoria de preço (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Oplegnathus robinsoni Regan, 1916