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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🎣 Game Fish 🌡️ Subtropical 🎣 Game Fish

Redbanded seabream

Pagrus auriga Valenciennes, 1843
Max Length
80 cm
Max Weight
3.0 kg
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.8
Depth
-
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
Very low
Vulnerability
69.00/100
Typical Length
30 cm
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Adults Inhabit hard bottoms (rock or rubble); the young occur near the coast. Feed mainly on mollusks including cephalopods, and also on crustaceans . Important food fish.

Scientific Name
Pagrus auriga
Authority
Valenciennes, 1843
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
80 cm
Max Weight
3 kg
Latitude
16°S – 44°N
Trophic Level
3.8
Resilience
Very low
Vulnerability
69.00/100
Migration
Oceanodromous
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Redbanded seabream is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Redbanded seabream is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Redbanded seabream is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Redbanded seabream is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous ; depth range ? - 170 m . Subtropical; 44°N - 16°S, 17°W - 35°E

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
Migration
Oceanodromous
Trophic Level
3.8±0.2
Food Items

mollusks including cephalopods, and also on crustaceans (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01622 × L2.96 (TL)
Max TL
80cm
Max Weight
3,000g

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2009

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Very low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
69.00/100
High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.8
Predator
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Latitude Range
44°N – 16°S
Described By
Valenciennes, 1843

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Murudai · Red-banded Sea Bream · Redbanded seabream
🌍CES pražman červenopruhý
🇩🇰Danish Rødbåndet havrude
🇩🇪German Rotbandbrasse
🌍ELL Ζωοφαγκρί Ατλαντικού
🇫🇮Finnish punaraitapargo
🇫🇷French Pagre rayé · sar royal
🌍HEB ספרוס הפסים
🇮🇹Italian Pagro reale
🇯🇵Japanese マルダイ
🌍MLT Pagru hamrani
🇳🇱Dutch Roodgestreepte goudbrasem
🇵🇹Portuguese Pargo semola · Pargo-rosa · Pargo-sémola · Pargo-tereso · Tereso · Traquete
🇷🇺Russian Краснополосый пагр
🇪🇸Spanish Hurta · Pargo Sémola · Sama roquera · Sargo de Bandas Carmesí · Urta · Zapata
🌍TUR cizgili mercan
🇨🇳Chinese 三長棘赤鯛

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 671 records indexed .

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