West coast seabream (Lithognathus aureti)

Scientific name: Lithognathus aureti Smith, 1962

West coast seabream (Lithognathus aureti)

The West coast seabream (Lithognathus aureti) is a marine fish of the family Sparidae. Native range: Southeast Atlantic, Angola to South Africa.

Biology

Found inshore over sandy bottoms. Feeds on sand mussels, worms and crabs. Protandrous, but some specimens with both male and female gonads well-developed at the same time. Commonly fished between October and March. A popular angling fish and an important food fish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lithognathus aureti
Family
Sparidae (Porgies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
100.0
Depth range
1 m (3 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 1 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic: Angola to South Africa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.06-0.09; tm=4.8-9.7; tmax=50)

Sources

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

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