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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).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mt.html
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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

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | 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 Ekologi

marina; brackvatten bentopelagisk; havsvandrande (Ref. 3688); djupintervall 1 - 200 m (Ref. 4781), usually 30 - 50 m (Ref. 2683).   Subtropical; 45°N - 17°S, 19°W - 36°E

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

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

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm 18.7, range 17 - 23 cm
Max length : 90.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4781); common length : 50.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4781); publicerad maxvikt: 11.6 kg (Ref. 40637)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.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 | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

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

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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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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