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Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Pachymetopon: Greek, pachys = fat + Greek, metopon = brow (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin démersal. Subtropical
Western Indian Ocean: southern Mozambique and Madagascar to Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.
Longueur à la première maturité / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm 30.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3198); common length : 35.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3507)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 11; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 11; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 10 - 11. Old specimens develop a marked blue budge between the eyes.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Found near rocks in coastal waters. Feeds on ascideans, crustaceans, and algae. Good food fish but not sufficiently abundant to be of commercial significance. Sold fresh.
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur; pêche sportive: oui; appât: usually
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.02042 (0.01005 - 0.04147), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.0 ±0.34 se; based on food items. |
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Generation time |
7.3 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies. |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (K=0.15). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
High vulnerability (56 of 100). 🛈 |
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766) |
Very high.
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Nutriments (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 67.9 [32.0, 119.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.985 [0.542, 2.016] mg/100g; Protein = 19.1 [17.9, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.239 [0.143, 0.404] g/100g; Selenium = 27.3 [12.3, 57.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 6.59 [1.56, 25.12] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.687 [0.458, 1.014] mg/100g (wet weight); |