Southern common seabream (Pagrus africanus)

Scientific name: Pagrus africanus Akazaki, 1962

Southern common seabream (Pagrus africanus)

The Southern common seabream (Pagrus africanus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Sparidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Senegal to Angola.

Biology

Adults Inhabit hard (rock and rubble), sandy or muddy bottoms on the continental shelf and the upper slope to about 200 m depth, but not often descending beyond 150 m. The young found nearer to the coast than the adults. Feed on mollusks and fish. Important foodfish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pagrus africanus
Family
Sparidae (Porgies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
75.0
Common length
35.0
Depth range
200 m (656 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 200 m, usually ? - 150 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 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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