Knife-back seabream (Polyamblyodon gibbosum)

Scientific name: Polyamblyodon gibbosum Pellegrin, 1914

Knife-back seabream (Polyamblyodon gibbosum)

The Knife-back seabream (Polyamblyodon gibbosum) is a marine fish of the family Sparidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, Beira, Mozambique to Natal, South Africa and Madagascar.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Grey-blue in color.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Polyamblyodon gibbosum
Family
Sparidae (Porgies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Common length
35.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Beira, Mozambique to Natal, South Africa and Madagascar.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 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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