Description

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26 - 28; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7. Body silvery, fins orange-brown or yellowish (Ref. 4373).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Sciaenidae

Genus: Argyrosomus

Species: Argyrosomus thorpei Smith, 1977

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique to Port Elizabeth, South Africa; also from the west coast of Madagascar.

Biology

Found in coastal waters. Juveniles are found on sand or mud substrate and the adults predominantly on reef (Ref. 12200). Spawns in the winter (Ref. 12199). An important food fish. Sold fresh in markets.

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Endangered

Threat to Humans

Harmless