Pseudopercis semifasciata, Argentinian sandperch : fisheries, gamefish

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Pseudopercis semifasciata (Cuvier, 1829)

Argentinian sandperch
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei (Sand dwellers) > Pinguipedidae (Sandperches)
Etymology: Pseudopercis: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, perke = perch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

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

Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range ? - 100 m (Ref. 53324). Subtropical; 23°S - 48°S, 68°W - 41°W

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Southwest Atlantic: Sao Paulo, Brazil to Golfo San Jorge, Argentina.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27569); common length : 48.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27363); max. published weight: 10.0 kg (Ref. 27569)

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Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 27; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 22 - 24. Body pale brown with several dark brown vertical and horizontal stripes composed of dark brown blotches. A row of dark brown blotches on middle of dorsal fin membrane. An obvious black blotch on base of upper lobe of caudal fin (Ref. 27363).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on rocky and sandy bottoms in coastal waters (Ref. 53324). Oviparous with low batch fecundity (Ref. 53324). "We frequently catch P. semifasciata off the Rio de Janeiro coast. I have personally seen fish of 24 kg, with fish in the 12-18 kg range being fairly common (Capt. Eduardo Baumeier, pers. comm., 2001)." Ref. 27569 gave 10 kg as maximum weight.

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Rosa, I.L. and R.S. Rosa, 1997. Systematic revision of the South American species of Pinguipedidae (Teleostei, Trachinoidei). Revta Bras. Zool. 14(4):845-865. (Ref. 27569)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
FAO - Fisheries: landings; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 10.4 - 18.3, mean 14.5 °C (based on 176 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00551 - 0.01656), b=3.03 (2.87 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.9   ±0.68 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tmax>10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (60 of 100). 🛈
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Very high vulnerability (88 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 43.7 [28.8, 76.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.844 [0.552, 1.288] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [16, 21] %; Omega3 = 0.323 [0.224, 0.462] g/100g; Selenium = 32.9 [18.3, 59.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.2 [3.5, 23.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.584 [0.449, 0.797] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.