Cyprus country information

Common names: Common two-banded sea bream, Haratzida, Karagöz
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Turkish Republic of northern Cyprus (Ref. 88082).
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Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cy.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bauchot, M.-L. and J.-C. Hureau, 1986
National Database:

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

Sar à tête noire, Sargo mojarra, Common two-banded sea bream, ... more

Main reference

Bauchot, M.-L. and J.-C. Hureau. 1990. (Ref. 3688)
References | Biblio | Coordinator | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397); common length : 22.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397); max. published weight: 1.3 kg (Ref. 40637)

Length at first maturity
L_m 17.0 range ? - ? cm

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 160 m, usually 0 - 30 m (Ref. 13780)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 18°C (Ref. 107945); 50°N - 40°S, 26°W - 36°E

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to Cape Verde and the Canary Islands including the Mediterranean and Black Sea (off Bulgaria); also from Angola to South Africa.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

A euryhaline species inhabiting rocky and sometimes sandy bottoms to depths of 160 m, but more commonly in less than 50 m. The young are sometimes found in seagrass beds. Adults feed on crustaceans, worms and mollusks (Ref. 3688). Important food fish.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.5 ±0.1 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.26-0.4; tmax=6; tm=2)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Diplodus vulgaris (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)