Steentjie seabream (Spondyliosoma emarginatum)

Scientific name: Spondyliosoma emarginatum Valenciennes, 1830

Steentjie seabream (Spondyliosoma emarginatum)

The Steentjie seabream (Spondyliosoma emarginatum) is a brackish-water fish of the family Sparidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, South Africa and southern Madagascar.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Spondyliosoma emarginatum
Family
Sparidae (Porgies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
60 m (197 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 60 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: South Africa and southern Madagascar.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; bait: usually
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 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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