Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacepède, 1801)
Southern meagre
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Etymology: Argyrosomus: Greek, argyros = silvered, silver + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lacepède.
Etymology: Argyrosomus: Greek, argyros = silvered, silver + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lacepède.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 400 m (Ref. 27121), usually 15 - 150 m (Ref. 27121). Subtropical; 13°C - 24°C (Ref. 3593); 11°N - 27°S, 43°E - 51°E
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Indian Ocean: endemic to Madagascar (Ref. 11025). Reports from "Ghana to South Africa" (Ref. 57396) refer to Argyrosomus regius and Argyrosomus coronus (Ref. 11025).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 200 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4336); common length : 100.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9772); max. published weight: 71.0 kg (Ref. 5369); max. reported age: 30 years (Ref. 12198)
Max length : 200 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4336); common length : 100.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9772); max. published weight: 71.0 kg (Ref. 5369); max. reported age: 30 years (Ref. 12198)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26 - 30; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7. Body silvery; fins grey or brown; upper end of pectoral base with a black blotch (Ref. 4373).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found in lower reaches of rivers, estuaries, rocky reefs, ocean beaches and on the continental shelf down to 150 m (Ref. 9772). Caught near the bottom and in mid-water. Feed mainly at night or in turbid waters (Ref. 27121), preying on cuttlefish (Ref. 27121), fishes, crabs, prawns, and worms (Ref. 9772).
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Main reference
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Chao, L.N. and E. Trewavas, 1990. Sciaenidae. p. 813-826. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3593)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 30 August 2019
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00562 (0.00332 - 0.00953), b=3.05 (2.91 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
4.5 ±0.8 se; based on diet studies. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (K=0.03; tm=6). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Very high vulnerability (79 of 100). 🛈 |
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100). 🛈 |
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Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Very high. |
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Nutrients (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 25.3 [8.9, 63.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.471 [0.168, 1.367] mg/100g; Protein = 20.1 [18.2, 22.0] %; Omega3 = 0.355 [0.203, 0.580] g/100g; Selenium = 32 [11, 105] μg/100g; VitaminA = 6.51 [2.03, 22.25] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.481 [0.343, 0.711] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies. |