South Africa country information

Common names: Carpenter, Doppies, Kapenaar
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: van der Elst, R.P. and F. Adkin (eds.), 1991
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Known from Natal to Table Bay (Ref. 3198). Stock probably sound but potentially vulnerable; increasingly important component of commercial line fishery; also taken by the recreational and trawl fishery (Ref. 4332). Exceedingly abundant in the past. Also Ref. 4512, 5213, 12484.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith, J.L.B. and M.M. Smith, 1986
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Sparidae (Porgies)
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Common names from other countries

Denté charpentier, Dentón carpintero, Carpenter bream, ... more

Main reference

Bauchot, M.-L. and M.M. Smith. 1984. (Ref. 3507)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 90.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3507); common length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3507); max. published weight: 3.5 kg (Ref. ); max. reported age: 27 years (Ref. 50711)

Length at first maturity
L_m ?, range 23 - 29.7 cm

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 20 - 200 m (Ref. 3198)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 18°C (Ref. 107945); 32°S - 35°S

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: Natal to Table Bay in South Africa.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8

An important food fish. Adults feed mainly on fish, crustaceans and cephalopods (Ref. 4350). Spawn mainly during summer (Ref. 4350). Sometimes undertake large-scale migrations (Ref. 4350).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Near Threatened (NT)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.5 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=5-6; tmax=27; K=0.07-0.08; Fec=11,000-1 million)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High to very high vulnerability (71 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Argyrozona argyrozona (Valenciennes, 1830)