King soldier bream (Argyrops spinifer)

Scientific name: Argyrops spinifer Forssk?l, 1775

King soldier bream (Argyrops spinifer)

The King soldier bream (Argyrops spinifer) is a marine fish of the family Sparidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea and East Africa to the Indo-Malayan Archipelago and northern Australia.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Argyrops spinifer
Family
Sparidae (Porgies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
70.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
150 m (492 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 150 m, usually 5 - 100 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Indo-Malayan Archipelago and northern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.08-0.21)

Sources

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

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