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Kyphosidae (Sea chubs)
Etymology: Neoscorpis: Greek, neos = new + Greek, skorpis = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Gilchrist & Thompson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical; 25°S - 35°S, 18°E - 34°E
Western Indian Ocean: Inhaca Island, Mozambique to False Bay, South Africa (Ref. 4371).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 30.0, range 27 - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9403); common length : 18.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9403); max. published weight: 2.6 kg (Ref. 4362)
Inhabits coastal waters with rocky substrate. Feeds on algae and the associated invertebrates (Ref. 5213).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
van der Elst, R., 1981. A guide to the common sea fishes of southern Africa. C. Struik, Cape Town. 367 p. (Ref. 3670)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 18 - 25, mean 21.9 (based on 61 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01660 (0.00740 - 0.03723), b=3.01 (2.81 - 3.21), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.8 ±0.25 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.22; tmax=10, but probably greater).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).