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Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Chrysoblephus: Greek, chrysos = golden + Greek, blepo, blepharizo = to watch (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Gilchrist & Thompson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 100 m (Ref. 3198). Subtropical
Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique and Madagascar to South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 23.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 85.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3198); common length : 55.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3507)
Inhabits coastal waters over rocky substrate. Feeds on mollusks, crustaceans, worms, and small fishes (Ref. 5213). Sold fresh in markets.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Monandric species (Ref. 55367). Length at sex change = 37.7 cm TL (Ref. 55367). Also Ref. 28504.
Smith, J.L.B. and M.M. Smith, 1986. Sparidae. p. 580-594. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3198)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 16.7 - 27, mean 24.8 °C (based on 46 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02754 (0.01445 - 0.05251), b=3.00 (2.84 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.46 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 5.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Prior r = 0.49, 95% CL = 0.33 - 0.74, Based on 1 full stock assessment.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 58.4 [26.3, 98.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.932 [0.511, 1.902] mg/100g; Protein = 19.4 [18.2, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.269 [0.160, 0.451] g/100g; Selenium = 32.9 [15.3, 67.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 5.46 [1.34, 20.03] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.54 [0.36, 0.80] mg/100g (wet weight);