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Centrarchiformes (Basses) >
Oplegnathidae (Knifejaws)
Etymology: Oplegnathus: Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: David Barry Conway (d: 1832) was a Royal navy surgeon who was medical superintendant on two different convict ships to Australia. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Richardson.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich ? - 150 m. Subtropical; 28°S -
Western Indian Ocean: South Africa.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 4387)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 12; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 11 - 14; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 11 - 13.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Found in coastal waters down at a depth of about 150 m. Adults found near reefs, juveniles found near floating objects. Feed on benthic invertebrates and algae (Ref. 5213). May live longer than 10 years. Spawning occurs throughout the year (Ref. 57746). Rarely hooked but easily speared (Ref. 4387).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
van der Elst, R., 1981. A guide to the common sea fishes of southern Africa. C. Struik, Cape Town. 367 p. (Ref. 3670)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Sportfisch: ja
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (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=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophische Ebene (Ref. 69278) |
2.7 ±0.24 se; based on food items. |
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179) |
niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (tmax > 10). |
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100). 🛈 |
Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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Nährstoffe (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 19.4 [8.6, 35.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.515 [0.294, 0.877] mg/100g; Protein = 19.3 [18.1, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.148 [0.083, 0.264] g/100g; Selenium = 26.6 [12.9, 56.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14.8 [3.5, 62.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.602 [0.387, 0.917] mg/100g (wet weight); |