White stumpnose
📖 Overview
Found over sandy substrate. Juveniles use estuaries as nurseries . Feeds on worms, crustaceans, and mollusks especially mussels . Spawns during spring and summer close inshore .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Silvery with distinct crossbars .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for White stumpnose is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Conflicting descriptions of the reproductive style of this species have been reported, e.g., Ref. 4359 describe this species as being a gonochorist . Also Ref. 103751.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; oceanodromous ; depth range ? - 100 m . Tropical; 13°S - 36°S Southeast Atlantic: Angola southward around coast of South Africa to Natal.
🌿 Ecology
worms, crustaceans, and mollusks especially mussels (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🎣 Angling Guide
- medium-heavy 7ft spinning rod
- 30-50 lb braid
- fluorocarbon leader
- grass flats
- oyster bars
- marsh drains
- deeper channel edges
Use barbless hooks, minimise air exposure, and revive fish head-first in current before release.
⚠️ Slot limits protect breeding-size fish. Verify daily bag limits.
📊 Population Dynamics
| Year | Region | Index | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Go-home-fish · Stumpnose · White Stumpnose |
| 🌍AFR | Witstompneus |
| 🌍CES | mořan kulohlavý |
| 🇫🇷French | Sar Austral · Sargue Australe |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Белый тупорыл · Крупноголовый сарг |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Pargo ñato · Sargo Austral |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 圓頭平鯛 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austrosparus globiceps | Valenciennes | 1830 | Synonym |
| Chrysophrys globiceps | Valenciennes | 1830 | Synonym |
| Sargus natalensis | Steindachner | 1861 | Synonym |
| Sargus nigrofasciatus | Regan | 1908 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .
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