Saudi Arabia country information

Common names: Sobaity
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Collected off Jizan, southern Saudi Arabian Red Sea coast (Ref. 99978).
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: Bogorodsky, S.V., T.J. Alpermann, A.O. Mal and M.H. Gabr, 2014
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Haemulidae (Grunts) > Plectorhinchinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Diagramme ménestrel, Sombre sweetlips, Gray sweetlips, ... more

Main reference

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino. 1984. (Ref. 559)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 80.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710); common length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5450)

Environment

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 80 m (Ref. 9710)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred 27°C (Ref. 107945); 30°N - 32°S, 29°E - 160°E

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: eastern Africa south to Port St. Johns, South Africa and east to the western Pacific.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Found around rocks and corals from the surf zone to a depth of 80 m (Ref. 2799). Enters estuaries and rivers in Seychelles, Madagascar and South Africa (Ref. 2135). Juveniles occur in tide pools (Ref. 9710).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

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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)
3.9 ±0.6 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (57 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Plectorhinchus schotaf (Forsskål, 1775)