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Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Rhabdosargus: Greek, rhabdos = stick + Latin, sargus = sargus (1591) (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Forsskål.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino; salobre asociado a arrecife; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 0 - 60 m (Ref. 30573). Tropical; 36°N - 38°S, 19°E - 155°E (Ref. 57004)
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Japan, China, and Australia.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm 23.7 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3678); common length : 45.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 1724); peso máximo publicado: 12.0 kg (Ref. 1724)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 11; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 12 - 13; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 10 - 11. Bright yellow mark above the pelvic base.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Inhabit coastal waters (Ref. 30573, 44894), usually entering estuaries (Ref. 44894). Abundant in shallow water and often caught at the surf-line or in rock pools (Ref. 9987). Larger, solitary fish sometimes enter brackish mangrove areas (Ref. 9987). Juveniles in estuaries move into deeper water with growth (Ref. 4335). Often in schools (Ref. 9710). Feed on benthic invertebrates, mainly mollusks (Ref. 5213) and aquatic macrophytes (Ref. 26055). Popular angling species commonly captured with hook and line (Ref. 44894). Marketed fresh (Ref. 5284).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Normally sexes are separate but some individuals are protandrous due to geographical variation in sexual pattern (Ref. 103751). Gonochorism is confirmed in Australia, and protandry in Asia (Ref. 103751). Also Ref. 28504.
Bauchot, M.-L. and M.M. Smith, 1984. Sparidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). volume 4. [var. pag.] FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3507)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuicultura: comercial; pesca deportiva: si
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 21.9 - 29, mean 28 °C (based on 1662 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.01666 - 0.02389), b=2.96 (2.91 - 3.01), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.3 ±0.47 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 3.3 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Assuming tm=2-4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Very high vulnerability (88 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 34 [15, 69] mg/100g; Iron = 0.537 [0.280, 1.105] mg/100g; Protein = 19.7 [18.4, 21.1] %; Omega3 = 0.114 [0.068, 0.201] g/100g; Selenium = 39.8 [20.0, 80.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 26.9 [6.4, 109.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.956 [0.602, 1.420] mg/100g (wet weight);
