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Dinoperca petersi (Day, 1875)

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South Africa country information

Common names: Cavebass, Spelonkbaars
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Heemstra, P.C., 1986
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: van der Elst, R.P. and F. Adkin (eds.), 1991
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref: van der Elst, R., 1993
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Ranges from Natal to Algoa Bay. Status of stock indeterminate; of minor importance to deep sea commercial and recreational fishers (Ref. 4332). Angling record: 5.2 kg; spearfishing record: 5.8 kg (Ref. 12484).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classificatie / Names Lokale namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes(Genus, Soort(en)) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Dinopercidae (Cavebasses)
Etymology: Dinoperca: Greek, deino = terrible + Greek, perke = perch (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Day.

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

marien rifbewoner; diepte ? - 50 m (Ref. 4332).   Tropical; 26°N - 34°S

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Western Indian Ocean: Pakistan, southern Oman, Kenya, Mozambique, and South Africa. Presence in Somalia to be confirmed (Ref. 30573).

Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm 30.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 75.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3678); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 5.0 kg (Ref. 4363)

Korte beschrijving Morfologie | Morfometrie

Dorsale stekels (totaal): 9 - 11; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal): 18-20; Anale stekels 3; Anale zachte stralen: 12 - 14. Blackish brown in color; body with white specks which fade in adults; black band from front of snout to angle of preopercle (Ref. 4363).

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Adults inhabit reefs to a depth of 50 m; juveniles in rocky shores (Ref. 4332). Also found under ledges and cave entrances. Makes a loud drumming sound.

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

Hoofdreferentie Upload your references | Referenties | Coördinator : Heemstra, Phillip C. | Medewerkers

Heemstra, P.C., 1986. Dinopercidae. p. 571-572. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4363)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)


CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless




Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: van minder commercieel belang; sportvis: ja
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.9 - 26.9, mean 25.9 (based on 34 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.2500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01950 (0.00736 - 0.05168), b=3.01 (2.78 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.