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Diagnostic Description

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Bright yellow on ventral part of body including pelvic and anal fins.
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 12
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Biology

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Shoals congregate in rivers and many enter estuaries. Feeds on worms, crustaceans and particularly mollusks. Sold fresh.
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Pascualita Sa-a
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Importance

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fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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Rhabdosargus thorpei

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Rhabdosargus thorpei, the bigeye stumpnose, is a fish endemic to South Africa between Port Alfred and Mozambique. The fish grows to 50 cm in length and can weigh up to 4 kg. The head and body are silvery while the middle of the body, anal and pelvic fins are yellow. They occur along beaches and on rocky reefs up to water 70 m deep.

References

  1. ^ Mann, B.Q., Buxton, C.D., Russell, B., Pollard, D. & Carpenter, K.E. 2014. Rhabdosargus thorpei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T170164A1285475. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T170164A1285475.en. Accessed on 06 June 2022.

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Rhabdosargus thorpei: Brief Summary

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Rhabdosargus thorpei, the bigeye stumpnose, is a fish endemic to South Africa between Port Alfred and Mozambique. The fish grows to 50 cm in length and can weigh up to 4 kg. The head and body are silvery while the middle of the body, anal and pelvic fins are yellow. They occur along beaches and on rocky reefs up to water 70 m deep.

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Description

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Shoals congregate in rivers and many enter estuaries. Feeds on worms, crustaceans and particularly molluscs. Sold fresh in markets.

Reference

Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).

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