Acanthopagrus bifasciatus

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Common Names

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Description

Family Sparidae

Chiefly marine ; very rare in fresh- and brackish water. Distribution: tropical and temperate Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Dorsal fin usually having 10-13 spines; soft rays 10-15. Three spines in anal fin; soft rays 8-14. Maxilla hidden by a sheath when mouth is closed . Branchiostegal rays 6. Vertebrae 24 (10 + 14). To about 1.2 m maximum length . Carnivores of hard-shelled benthic invertebrates . Many species have been found to be hermaphroditic ; some have male and female gonads simultaneously; others change sex as they get larger. Premier food and game fishes . Many species around southern Africa . A few species have been implicated in cases of ciguatera (Ref. 4537).The family Sparidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 35 genera and 112 species. It may be found in Marine, Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Marine. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the lower Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Greek, sparoides = a fish with golden head . 1668

Physical Description

Habitat

Inhabits shallow coastal waters , mainly around reefs (Ref. 30573). Enters estuaries and bays (Ref. 30573). May be found at depths of 2 to 20 meters.

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 880 meters (0 to 2,887 feet).Mean = -859.680 meters (-2,820.472 feet), Standard Deviation = 2,012.570 based on 41 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biome: Brackish water, saltwater . Reef-associated .

Biology

Behavior

Occurs in small groups. (Ref. 9710).

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Acanthopagrus bifasciatus (Forsskål, 1775)
2. Chaetodon bifasciatus Forssk�l, 1775
3. Mylio bifasciatus (Forssk�l, 1775)
4. Sparus bifasciatus (Forssk�l, 1775)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 25-Jan-1997

Similar Species

Members of the genus Acanthopagrus

There are approximately 13 species in this genus:

A. australis (Australian Sea Bream) · A. barda · A. berda (Black Bream) · A. bifasciatus (Doublebar Bream) · A. butcheri (Black Bream) · A. latus (Grey Bream) · A. macrophthalmus · A. palmaris (North West Black Bream) · A. schlegelii (Black Porgy) · A. schlegelii czerskii (Black Porgy) · A. schlegelii schlegelii (Blackhead Seabream) · A. sivicolus (Okinawa Seabream) · A. swinhonis czerskii

Bibliography

• Bauchot, M.-L. and M.M. Smith (1984). Sparidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). volume 4. [var. pag.] FAO, Rome.
• Bianchi, G. (1985). FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine and brackish-water species of Tanzania. Prepared and published with the support of TCP/URT/4406 and FAO (FIRM) Regular Programme. FAO, Rom
• Bouhlel, M. (1988). Poissons de Djibouti. Placerville (California, USA): RDA International, Inc. 416 p.
• Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga (1990). Fichas FAO de identificaçao de espécies para actividades de pesca. Guia de campo das espécies comerciais marinhas e de águas salob
• Hureau, J.-C. (1991). La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Preliminaire des Poissons d'Eaux Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environment, CEMAGREF
• Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah (2002). Fish biodiversity of India. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources Lucknow, India.775 p.
• Lieske, E. and R. Myers (1994). Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific and Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p.
• Randall, J.E. (1995). Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p.
• Smith, J.L.B. and M.M. Smith (1986). Sparidae. p. 580-594. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
• Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers (1996). FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of Somalia. FAO, Rome. 376 p.

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
• Campos-da-Paz, Ricardo (from FishBase).
• FishBase 2006.
• Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• Senckenberg: Collection Pisces

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2486286
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-25176
• Fishbase Species ID: 4543
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 111415
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 647907
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 101152

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