Togo country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/to.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bauchot, M.-L., J.-C. Hureau and J.C. Miguel, 1981
National Database:

Classification / Names

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

Common names from other countries

Denté congolais, Dentón congolés, Vermelho dente, ... more

Main reference

Bauchot, M.-L., J.-C. Hureau and J.C. Miguel. 1981. (Ref. 2715)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2683); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2683)

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 130 - 400 m (Ref. 2683), usually 150 - 200 m (Ref. 2683)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred 27°C (Ref. 107945); 15°N - 13°S

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Inhabits various types of bottoms on the continental shelf and upper slope, down to at least 200 m, older individuals occurring at greater depths. Feeds mainly on fish, and to a lesser extent, on tunicates and mollusks (Ref. 3688). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.7 ±0.53 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.16-0.35; tmax=7)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
High

Dentex congoensis Poll, 1954