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Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Pagellus: Diminutive of Latin, pager, derived from Greek, pagros = a fish, Dentex sp. (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 25 - 150 m (Ref. 11441). Tropical; 30°N - 2°S, 41°E - 77°E
Western Indian Ocean: from Kuwait, Persian Gulf to the Gulf of the Aden and Somalia, east to Pakistan and India.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 21.4  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 42.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 28688)
Found over various grounds (Ref. 30573). Omnivorous with preference for carnivorous diet (Ref. 30573). Minimum depth from Ref. 52753.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01820 (0.01133 - 0.02923), b=3.02 (2.89 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.32 se; based on food items. |
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Generation time |
7.8 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100). 🛈 |
Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Very high.
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