Mild meagre (Argyrosomus inodorus)

Scientific name: Argyrosomus inodorus Griffiths & Heemstra, 1995

The Mild meagre (Argyrosomus inodorus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Southeast Atlantic, Namibia southwards around the Cape of Good Hope and northwards at least as far as the Kei River in South Africa.

Biology

Between the Kei River and Cape Agulhas, this species rarely enters estuaries or the surf zone, but becomes more abundant in the surf zone on the west coast of South Africa. Restricted to a depth of 1-20 m in Namibia, apparently due to anoxic conditions beyond this depth. Highly regarded as a table fish. Marketed mostly fresh, but sometimes frozen.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Argyrosomus inodorus
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
145
Common length
115
Depth range
1–100 m (3–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 1 - 100 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic: Namibia southwards around the Cape of Good Hope and northwards at least as far as the Kei River in South Africa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.09-0.12; tm=1.3-2.4)

Sources

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

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