Karanteen seabream (Crenidens crenidens)

Scientific name: Crenidens crenidens Forssk?l, 1775

Karanteen seabream (Crenidens crenidens)

The Karanteen seabream (Crenidens crenidens) is a marine fish of the family Sparidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10. Dull colored.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Crenidens crenidens
Family
Sparidae (Porgies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
28.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Persian Gulf to Durban, rarely as far as East London, South Africa. Also reported from the southern coast of Madagascar. Migrated to the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; bait: usually
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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