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Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Lithognathus: Greek, lithos = stone + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Smith.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
laut bentopelagis; kisaran kedalaman 1 - ? m. Tropical; 13°S - 28°S
Southeast Atlantic: Angola to South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / umur
Maturity: Lm 46.4  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 3198); Berat maksimum terpublikasi: 19.3 kg (Ref. 3670); Umur maksimum dilaporkan: 50 Tahun (Ref. 37572)
Duri punggung (Keseluruhan (total)): 11; duri punggung lunak (Keseluruhan (total)): 9-10; Duri dubur 3; Sirip dubur lunak: 8 - 9
Found inshore over sandy bottoms. Feeds on sand mussels, worms and crabs. Protandrous (Ref. 4332), but some specimens with both male and female gonads well-developed at the same time (Ref. 3198). Commonly fished between October and March (Ref. 36731). A popular angling fish and an important food fish.
Bauchot, M.-L. and J.-C. Hureau, 1990. Sparidae. p. 790-812. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3688)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435)
ancaman kepada manusia
Harmless
penggunaan manusia
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