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Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Argyrozona: Greek, argyros = silver, silvered + Greek, zono = belt (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 20 - 200 m (Ref. 3198). Subtropical; 32°S - 35°S
Western Indian Ocean: Natal to Table Bay in South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 29.5, range 23 - 29.7 cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3507); common length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3507); max. published weight: 3.5 kg (Ref. ); max. reported age: 27 years (Ref. 50711)
An important food fish. Adults feed mainly on fish, crustaceans and cephalopods (Ref. 4350). Spawn mainly during summer (Ref. 4350). Sometimes undertake large-scale migrations (Ref. 4350).
Bauchot, M.-L. and M.M. Smith, 1984. Sparidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). volume 4. [var. pag.] FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3507)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes
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Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 12.6 - 19.5, mean 16.3 °C (based on 19 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00613 - 0.02054), b=3.02 (2.87 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=5-6; tmax=27; K=0.07-0.08; Fec=11,000-1 million).
Prior r = 0.22, 95% CL = 0.15 - 0.33, Based on 2 stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (68 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Very high vulnerability (84 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 33.1 [18.0, 66.6] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.825 [0.407, 1.508] mg/100g ; Protein = 19.2 [18.3, 20.1] % ; Omega3 = 0.349 [0.220, 0.552] g/100g ; Selenium = 28.8 [12.6, 57.1] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 29.8 [8.5, 95.2] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.652 [0.423, 1.003] mg/100g (wet weight);