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Common names: Diagrama
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National Database: Animalia Eukarya - Romania

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Haemulidae (Grunts) > Plectorhinchinae
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Common names from other countries

Diagramme gris, Burro chiclero, Borriquete, ... more

Main reference

Ben-Tuvia, A. and R. McKay. 1986. (Ref. 5535)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 80.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5535); common length : 60.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5535); max. published weight: 7.9 kg (Ref. 40637)

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 180 m (Ref. 27000)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 24°C (Ref. 107945); 45°N - 22°S, 25°W - 20°E

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Spain and Portugal to Henties Bay, Namibia (Ref. 11228). Also from the western Mediterranean Sea (Ref. 231) and the Canary Islands (Ref. 5535). Records in eastern Mediterranean are questionable (Ref. 57855, Ref. 113897).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-20. Grey violet color, abdomen light (Ref. 5377).

Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms. Feeds on zoobenthos and zooplankton (Ref. 5535). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 5535.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Data deficient (DD)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.5 ±0.52 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18;)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Plectorhinchus mediterraneus (Guichenot, 1850)