South Africa country information

Common names: Snapper kob, Snapperkob
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: van der Elst, R., 1993
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Ranges to at least Durban (Ref. 4373). Angling record: 1.6 kg (Ref. 12484). Also Ref. 9772.
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: Heemstra, P.C., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Grande verrue tigre, Bombache tigre mayor, Toothed croaker, ... more

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Otolithes: Greek, ous, oto = ear + Greek, lithos = stone (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

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

समुद्री; खारा बेनथोपिलाजिक; ऐम्फिढरोमस (Ref. 51243); गहराई सीमा 10 - 50 m (Ref. 9772). Tropical; 26°C - 29°C (Ref. 4959); 34°N - 35°S, 20°E - 154°E

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Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, including Madagascar (absent in the Red Sea), eastward to southern China Sea and Queensland, Australia.

Length at first maturity / आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: L_m 19.7, range 28 - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 5284); common length : 40.0 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 9772); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 7.0 kg (Ref. 9987); अधिकतम सूचित उम्र: 5 वर्षो (Ref. 3625)

Short description पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 10 - 11; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 27 - 30; गुदा कांटा: 2; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 7 - 8.

Found in coastal waters (Ref. 30573). Adults feed on fishes, prawns and other invertebrates (Ref. 5213, 9772). Generally marketed fresh, may be dried or salted (Ref. 5284). Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 9773.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | पुनरुत्पत्ति | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | लार्वा

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक | सहयोगीयो

Chan, W., U. Bathia and D. Carlsson, 1974. Sciaenidae. In W. Fischer and P.J.P. Whitehead (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Eastern Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 57) and Western Central Pacific (Fishing Area 71). Volume 3. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 2113)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 30 June 2016

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

मात्स्यिकी: व्यापारिक; आखेट मत्स्य: हां

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25 - 29.1, mean 28.3 (based on 798 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00777 - 0.00932), b=3.07 (3.05 - 3.09), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.6 ±0.6 se; based on diet studies.

लौटाव (Ref. 120179): माध्यम, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 1.4 - 4.4 वर्ष। (K=0.14-0.41; tm=1; tmax=5; Fec= 53,676).

Prior r = 0.44, 95% CL = 0.29 - 0.66, Based on 1 full stock assessment.

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).

Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): Very high vulnerability (84 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): High.

Otolithes ruber (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)