South Africa country information

Common names: White stumpnose, Witstompneus
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: van der Elst, R.P. and F. Adkin (eds.), 1991
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Ranges from southern Natal to the west coast (Ref. 4332). Stock depressed and vulnerable to angling and trek netting; important to recreational and commercial line- and seine net fisheries (Ref. 4332). Also Ref. 12484.
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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

Sargue australe, Pargo ñato, Stumpnose, ... more

Main reference

Bauchot, M.-L. and J.-C. Hureau. 1990. (Ref. 3688)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 65.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3688); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3688)

Length at first maturity
L_m ?, range 22 - 24 cm

Environment

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range ? - 100 m (Ref. 3198)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred 20°C (Ref. 107945); 13°S - 36°S

Distribution

Southeast Atlantic: Angola southward around coast of South Africa to Natal. Reported from Mozambique (Ref. 5213).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Silvery with distinct crossbars (Ref. 3198).

Found over sandy substrate. Juveniles use estuaries as nurseries (Ref. 27121). Feeds on worms, crustaceans, and mollusks especially mussels (Ref. 5213). Spawns during spring and summer close inshore (Ref. 36731).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Vulnerable (VU) (A2bd)

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 = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.0 ±0.2 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.16)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Rhabdosargus globiceps (Valenciennes, 1830)