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Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775)

Goldlined seabream
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Hong Kong country information

Common names: Gold-line sea bream, Gold-line seabream, 平鯛
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Wilson, K.D.P., 2003
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Reported from Cape D'Aguilar (Ref. 33067); Hoi Ha Wan, and Tung Ping Chau (Ref. 94637). Juveniles also reported from Starfish Bay, Kei Ling Ha Lo Wai, and Nam Wai (Ref. 125515). The species was observed on 11 to 100 occasions during 400 dive surveys on artificial reefs (Ref. 119494). One of the most popular species cultured in Hong Kong (Ref. 12092) and in floating cages (Ref. 12087). Also Ref. 2115, 125536, 128523, 129329.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ni, I.-H. and K.-Y. Kwok, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Rhabdosargus: Greek, rhabdos = stick + Latin, sargus = sargus (1591) (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Forsskål.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 60 m (Ref. 30573).   Tropical; 36°N - 38°S, 19°E - 155°E (Ref. 57004)

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