Acanthopagrus butcheri, Black bream : fisheries, gamefish

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Acanthopagrus butcheri (Munro, 1949)

Black bream

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Acanthopagrus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, pagros, a kind of fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Alfred Dunbavin Butcher (1915–1990) was an Australian zoologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal. Subtropical; 23°S - 44°S, 112°E - 154°E

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Indo-Pacific: endemic to southern Australia.

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Maturity: L_m ?, range 16 - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2156); common length : 24.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2156); max. published weight: 4.0 kg (Ref. 26523); max. reported age: 29 years (Ref. 36820)

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Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. The upper body can vary from silvery to golden brown, bronze, green or black depending on habitat. Chin and belly are usually white and fins are dusky to greenish black. Dorsal and ventral profiles of adults are similarly convex.

Endemic in coastal areas, rivers and estuaries of Australia. Most abundant in river mouths and estuaries (Ref. 28468, 28472). Inhabit brackish waters of coastal rivers and lakes, occasionally penetrating fresh water (Ref. 44894). Considered as the only true estuarine sparid in Australia. Larvae and small juveniles are most abundant over seagrass beds in shallow estuarine waters (Ref. 28468, 28472). Spawning period varies considerably between estuaries (Ref. 28468). Remain upstream in sheltered waters to spawn and is not usually found in purely marine habitats (Ref. 44894). Feed on shellfish, worms, crustaceans, small fish and algae. Sold as whole, chilled products in domestic markets (Ref. 6390). One of top angling species in southern Australia (Ref. 6390, 44894), as well as being a delicious table fish (Ref. 2156).

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It is not known whether there is any sex inversion in black bream (Ref. 6390).

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Kailola, P.J., M.J. Williams, P.C. Stewart, R.E. Reichelt, A. McNee and C. Grieve, 1993. Australian fisheries resources. Bureau of Resource Sciences, Canberra, Australia. 422 p. (Ref. 6390)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 04 December 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 14.7 - 20.6, mean 17.6 °C (based on 126 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01259 (0.01137 - 0.01394), b=3.04 (3.01 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.53 se; based on food items.

Generation time: 4.1 (3.7 - 6.9) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 16 growth studies.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.11; tm=2-5; tmax=29).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 76.4 [42.1, 142.3] mg/100g; Iron = 1.07 [0.62, 1.89] mg/100g; Protein = 20 [19, 21] %; Omega3 = 0.36 [0.25, 0.57] g/100g; Selenium = 21.1 [10.4, 38.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.49 [3.31, 24.31] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.832 [0.594, 1.137] mg/100g (wet weight);

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