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Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Boops: Greek, bous = caw + Greek, ops = appearance, 1854 (Ref. 45335).
Environnement / Climat / Gamme
Écologie
; marin démersal; océanodrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 0 - 350 m (Ref. 26999), usually 0 - 100 m (Ref. 26999). Subtropical, preferred 21°C (Ref. 107945); 63°N - 16°S, 26°W - 42°E (Ref. 54286)
Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Angola, including the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, and the Sao Tome-Principe Islands. Common from Bay of Biscay to Gibraltar (Ref. 4781). Also found in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm 14.3 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3397); common length : 20.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3397)
Épines dorsales (Total): 13 - 15; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 12-16; Épines anales 3; Rayons mous anaux: 14 - 16. Body slender, with 3 - 5 weak, golden longitudinal stripes and a black spot at the pectoral fin base (Ref. 35388).
Found on the shelf or coastal pelagic on various bottoms (sand, mud, rocks and seaweeds). Gregarious, ascending to the surface mainly at night. Omnivorous, feeding mainly on crustaceans, also planktophagous. Hermaphroditic, generally protogynous. Also caught in pelagic trawls (Ref. 9987). Utilized fresh and frozen; consumed pan-fried, broiled and baked (Ref. 9987).
Conflicting descriptions of the reproductive style of this species have been reported, Ref. 34225 describe this species as being a gonochorist (Ref. 28504). Also Ref. 32206, 103751.
Bauchot, M.-L. and J.-C. Hureau, 1990. Sparidae. p. 790-812. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3688)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: hautement commercial; pêche sportive: oui; appât: usually
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