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Pagrus africanus Akazaki, 1962 Southern common seabream |
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photo by
Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP |
| Family: | Sparidae (Porgies) | |||
| Max. size: | 75 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 5,550.0 g | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; brackish; marine; depth range - 200 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola. | |||
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| Biology: | Adults Inhabit hard (rock and rubble), sandy or muddy bottoms on the continental shelf and the upper slope to about 200 m depth, but not often descending beyond 150 m. The young found nearer to the coast than the adults. Feed on mollusks and fish (Ref. 3688). Important foodfish. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 30 March 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||