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Pagrus caeruleostictus (Valenciennes, 1830)

Bluespotted seabream
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Malta country information

Common names: Orata, Pagru rar
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Lanfranco, G.G., 1996
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Uses: no uses
Comments: In range (map, Ref. 4781). Occasionally abundant in rocky areas (Ref. 33971).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mt.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lanfranco, G.G., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Pagre à points bleus, Hurta, Bluepointed porgy, ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Pagrus: Greek, pagros = a fish, Dentex, sp. (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas; estuarina bentopelágico; oceanódromo (Ref. 3688); intervalo de profundidade 1 - 200 m (Ref. 4781), usually 30 - 50 m (Ref. 2683).   Subtropical; 45°N - 17°S, 19°W - 36°E

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Eastern Atlantic: Portugal and Strait of Gibraltar to Angola, including the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm 18.7, range 17 - 23 cm
Max length : 90.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 4781); common length : 50.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 4781); peso máx. Publicado: 11.6 kg (Ref. 40637)

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Generally found in hard bottoms (rocks and rubble), the older individuals in the deeper part of the range, the young in inshore areas. Feed mainly on bivalves and also on crustaceans and fish. Sexual maturity at 2 years old. Spawning migration occurs parallel to the coast with intermittent spawning between spring and autumn over soft bottoms in shallow waters (Ref. 3688).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

A different diagnosis of sexual pattern may arise for this species brought about by geographical variations (Ref. 103751). Also Ref. 41163.

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador | Colaboradores

Bauchot, M.-L. and J.-C. Hureau, 1990. Sparidae. p. 790-812. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3688)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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