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Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Pachymetopon: Greek, pachys = fat + Greek, metopon = brow (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Gilchrist & Thompson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / Tiefenbereich / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 20 - 50 m. Subtropical; 28°S - 34°S
Western Indian Ocean: known only from Sodwana Bay to the Cape in South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm 25.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 55.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5213); common length : 30.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 3507)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 10 - 11; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 11 - 13; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 10. Head cobalt blue, body blue-streaked bronzy-yellow.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found on rocky substrate. Feeds on benthic organisms like worms, ascidians, crustaceans, mollusks and algae (Ref. 5213). Rarely caught by shore anglers. Esteemed food fish. Sold fresh in markets.
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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Sportfisch: ja
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 15.7 - 23.8, mean 19.7 °C (based on 7 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00661 - 0.02512), b=3.04 (2.88 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.48 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (K=0.13; tmax=12).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 74.1 [39.8, 140.0] mg/100g; Iron = 1.05 [0.58, 1.86] mg/100g; Protein = 19.5 [18.6, 20.4] %; Omega3 = 0.322 [0.218, 0.500] g/100g; Selenium = 23.9 [11.5, 46.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 12.1 [3.6, 36.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.826 [0.580, 1.170] mg/100g (wet weight);