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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Sparidae (Porgies)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Denté angolais, Dentón angoleño, Angola dentex, ... more

Main reference

Bauchot, M.-L., J.-C. Hureau and J.C. Miguel. 1981. (Ref. 2715)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 37.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4960); common length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2683)

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 300 m (Ref. 2683)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred 27°C (Ref. 107945); 33°N - 17°S, 18°W - 14°E

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Angola.
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Occurs in various types of bottoms on the continental shelf and slope; old fish occurring in the deeper waters. Feeds mainly on crustaceans; also on fish, sometimes on mollusks and worms.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Near Threatened (NT)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.5 ±0.48 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.11-0.23; tmax=7)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (58 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
High

Dentex angolensis Poll & Maul, 1953