Meagre (Argyrosomus regius)

Scientific name: Argyrosomus regius Asso, 1801

Meagre (Argyrosomus regius)

The Meagre (Argyrosomus regius) is a brackish-water fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Norway to Gibraltar and Congo, including the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Migrated to the Red Sea via the Suez Canal.

Biology

Inshore and shelf waters, close to bottom as well as in surface and mid-waters, pursuing shoals of clupeids and mugilids. Congregate inshore to spawn during spring and summer. Juveniles and sub-adults enter estuaries and coastal lagoons. Both adults and juveniles are migratory moving along shore or offshore-onshore in response to temperature change. Feed on fishes and swimming crustaceans.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Argyrosomus regius
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
230
Common length
150
Depth range
15–300 m (49–984 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 15 - 300 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Gibraltar and Congo, including the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Migrated to the Red Sea via the Suez Canal.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.09)

Sources

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

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