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Argyrops spinifer  (Forsskål, 1775)

King soldier bream
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Saudi Arabia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sa.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hureau, J.-C., 1991
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Sparidae (Porgies)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 70.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5213); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3507)

Length at first maturity
Lm 32.1  range ? - ? cm

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 450 m (Ref. 100719), usually 5 - 100 m (Ref. 30573)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred 27°C (Ref. 107945); 34°N - 28°S

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Western Indian Ocean extending eastward to the Indo-Malayan archipelago and northern Australia.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in a wide range of bottoms. Young fish occur in very shallow waters of sheltered bays; larger individuals in deeper water. Feed on benthic invertebrates, mainly mollusks (Ref. 5213). Important food fish.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

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 = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.5   ±0.8 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.08-0.21; tmax=25; tm=2; Fec = 47,000)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
High