Goldsilk seabream (Acanthopagrus berda)

Scientific name: Acanthopagrus berda Forssk?l, 1775

Goldsilk seabream (Acanthopagrus berda)

The Goldsilk seabream (Acanthopagrus berda) is a freshwater fish of the family Sparidae.

Biology

Feeds on invertebrates, including worms, mollusks, crustaceans and echinoderms, and small fish. Protandrous hermaphrodite. The flesh is excellent. Sold fresh in markets.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acanthopagrus berda
Family
Sparidae (Porgies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
90.0
Common length
35.0
Depth range
10–50 m (33–164 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range 10 - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western 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.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.28-0.38; tmax=11; tm=1)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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