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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > 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

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Western Indian Ocean: Natal to Table Bay in South Africa.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, 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)

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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8

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).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

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. 123251)

Near Threatened (NT) ; Date assessed: 02 December 2009

CITES (Ref. 118484)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 12.6 - 19.5, mean 16.3 °C (based on 19 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00630 - 0.02093), 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).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): High to very high vulnerability (71 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): Low.

Argyrozona argyrozona (Valenciennes, 1830)