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Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Acanthopagrus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, pagros, a kind of fish (Ref. 45335); berda: Name refers to the local vernacular name for the species; noun in apposition (Ref. 83673).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल; खारा ड़िमरसल; औशिनोड़िरोमस (Ref. 51243); गहराई सीमा ? - 50 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 30°N - 35°S, 22°E - 103°E
Indian Ocean, South Africa, Mozambique, the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, India, Phuket (Andaman Sea, specimen lost), and Malaysia (Penang Island and Langkawi Island, near Singapore). Western Pacific specimens recorded as A. berda refer to Acanthopagrus pacificus (Ref. 86288).
Length at first maturity / आकार / वज़न / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm 21.0, range 20 - 22 cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 3198); common length : 35.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 5450); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 3.2 kg (Ref. 3670); अधिकतम सूचित उम्र: 14 वर्षो (Ref. 3627)
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 11 - 12; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 10 - 13; गुदा कांटा: 3; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 8 - 9. Diagnosis: This species is distinguished from all its congeners by the following characters: scale rows between fifth dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line 3.5; front edge of dorsal scaly area on head slightly convex, with small scales (fewer than 20) anteriorly; pored lateral-line scales 42-44; second anal-fin spine (2AS) longer than third anal-fin spine (3AS), 2AS/3AS ratio 1.23-1.50 (mean 1.36); strongly curved concavity on ventral edge of first two infraorbitals above rear end of maxilla, particularly obvious in specimens more than 13 cm standard length; scales on preopercle flange absent; anal-fin membrane dark; molariform teeth strongly developed along both jaws, teeth rows strongly curved laterally at rear of lower jaw (Ref. 83673).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Common in estuaries, relatively uncommon in freshwaters (Ref. 52193). It feeds on invertebrates, including worms, mollusks, crustaceans and echinoderms (Ref. 5213), and small fish (Ref. 3670, 52193). Breeds in winter at sea (Ref. 52193). Protandrous hermaphrodite (Ref. 55367). The flesh is excellent; sold fresh in markets. It is parasitised by the monogenean Anoplodiscus australis on the fins and body surface (Ref. 124057).
Size at sex change = 19.1 TL; age at sex change = 1.95 years (Ref. 55367).
Iwatsuki, Y. and P.C. Heemstra, 2010. Taxonomic review of the Western Indian Ocean species of the genus Acanthopagrus Peters, 1855 (Perciformes: Sparidae), with description of a new species from Oman. Copeia 2010(1):123-136. (Ref. 83673)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (संदर्भ
123201): 21.6 - 29, mean 27.8 °C (based on 856 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (संदर्भ
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01862 (0.01372 - 0.02526), b=2.97 (2.92 - 3.02), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (संदर्भ
69278): 3.5 ±0.42 se; based on food items.
लौटाव (संदर्भ
120179): माध्यम, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 1.4 - 4.4 वर्ष। (K=0.28-0.38; tmax=14; tm=1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (56 of 100).
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): High to very high vulnerability (68 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 91.7 [45.9, 162.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.944 [0.530, 1.870] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [18, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.179 [0.101, 0.330] g/100g; Selenium = 59.7 [27.6, 120.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 7.6 [2.3, 22.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.918 [0.599, 1.351] mg/100g (wet weight);
