Middle East Black Seabream (Acanthopagrus randalli)

Scientific name: Acanthopagrus randalli Iwatsuki & Carpenter, 2009

The Middle East Black Seabream (Acanthopagrus randalli) is a marine fish of the family Sparidae. Native range: Indian Ocean, Known only from and apparently endemic to the Persian Gulf.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Body compressed; mouth somewhat oblique; maxillary reaching to below middle of pupil and lager than eye diameter; lower jaw included in upper jaw; teeth in jaws in 3 to 5 rows, anteriorly about 6 (or 7) curved canines in the upper jaw and 6 in the lower jaw; upper and lower molar teeth strongly developed, subequal in size except some progressively larger posteriorly and some progressively smaller anteriorly and posteriorly, in upper jaw up to 5 rows and lower jaw up to 4 rows; suborbital depth slightly shorter than dermal eye opening (clearly shorter than dermal eye opening); 5 (or 6) irregular transverse rows of scales on preoperculum; anterodorsal profile from just above eye ascending gently and curved; anteriormost margin of head scalation rounded when viewed from above, reaching to just beyond posteriormost margin of orbit and without small scales anterior to scalation margin

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acanthopagrus randalli
Family
Sparidae (Porgies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
32.2
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indian Ocean: Known only from and apparently endemic to the Persian Gulf.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:

Sources

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

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