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Common names: Copper steenbras, Red steenbras, Rooisteenbras
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Importance: commercial | Ref: van der Elst, R.P. and F. Adkin (eds.), 1991
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Ranges from Natal to the Cape of Good Hope (Ref. 3507). According to deep-sea line fishers large specimens are found in Agulhas Bank. Status of stock critical; a prime linefish making up an important component of recreational and commercial catches (Ref. 4332). Also Ref. 5213, 12484.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith, J.L.B. and M.M. Smith, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Denté du Cap, Dentón del Cabo, Dentón rupestre, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Petrus: Latin, petra = stone (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.

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

marina; brackvatten bottenlevande; djupintervall 10 - ? m. Subtropical; 28°S - 34°S

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Southeast Atlantic: Mossel Bay to Natal in South Africa.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m 57.5 range ? - 70 cm
Max length : 200 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3198); common length : 100.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3507); publicerad maxvikt: 80.0 kg (Ref. 4537)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 11; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 10 - 11; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 8. Reddish, bronzy or golden-yellow in color; young with a blotch behind dorsal fin.

Found near rocky banks in coastal waters including estuaries. Adults solitary and territorial. Feeds on octopus, crabs and fish, especially Spondyliosoma. The flesh is highly esteemed, but the liver is poisonous due to high vitamin A content which causes hypervitaminosis. Popular angling fish. Largest of the porgies.

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Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

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 Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Endangered (EN) (A2bd); Date assessed: 03 December 2009

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Poisonous to eat (Ref. 3507)

Human uses

Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; sportfisk: ja

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 15 - 24, mean 22.2 (based on 10 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01549 (0.00889 - 0.02698), b=3.04 (2.89 - 3.19), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278): 4.5 ±0.61 se; based on food items.

Resiliens (Ref. 120179): Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (K=0.08; tm=5-7; tmax=30;).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Very high vulnerability (80 of 100).

Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): Very high vulnerability (92 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Low.

Petrus rupestris (Valenciennes, 1830)