Twobar seabream (Acanthopagrus bifasciatus)

Scientific name: Acanthopagrus bifasciatus Forssk?l, 1775

Twobar seabream (Acanthopagrus bifasciatus)

The Twobar seabream (Acanthopagrus bifasciatus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Sparidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, Red Sea and the Persian Gulf south to Natal, South Africa.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acanthopagrus bifasciatus
Family
Sparidae (Porgies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
40.0
Depth range
2–20 m (7–66 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 20 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and the Persian Gulf south to Natal, South Africa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18; tmax=19)

Sources

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

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