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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) >
Sparidae (Porgies)
Eponymy: Dimitry D Belayew was a Specialist in Fisheries at the Directorate General of Agriculture, in Baghdad, Iraq, where the species was collected. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Issue
Validity of this species is still questionable and needs to be resolved (Iwatsuki and Heemstra,
2010, Ref. 83673).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal. Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Iraq.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83673)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 11. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D XI,11; anal-fin membrane black, with second anal-fin is subequal to third anal-fin spine; scale rows between fifth dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line 5½; pored lateral-line scales 52; highest body depth 42 % in SL (Ref. 95680).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Amir, S.A., P.J.A. Siddiqui and R. Masroor, 2014. A new sparid fish of genus Sparidentex (Perciformes: Sparidae) from coastal waters of Pakistan (North Western Indian Ocean). Pakistan J. Zool. 46(2):471-477. (Ref. 95680)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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