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Lithognathus lithognathus (Cuvier, 1829)

White steenbras
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South Africa country information

Common names: White steenbras, Witsteenbras
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: van der Elst, R.P. and F. Adkin (eds.), 1991
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Ranges from the Orange River mouth to Natal. Stock sound; a prime angling species; also caught commercially in beach seines (Ref. 4332). Also Ref. 3507, 4517, 5213, 12484.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith, J.L.B. and M.M. Smith, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Lithognathus: Greek, lithos = stone + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Cuvier.

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

marien; brak water benthopelagisch; amfidroom (Ref. 51243); diepte ? - 150 m (Ref. 27121).   Subtropical; 22°S - 31°S

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Southeast Atlantic: known only from the Orange River mouth to Natal, South Africa.

Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm 54.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 200 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3198); common length : 65.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3507)

Korte beschrijving Morfologie | Morfometrie

Dorsale stekels (totaal): 11; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal): 10; Anale stekels 3; Anale zachte stralen: 8. Silvery in color, crossbars fade with age.

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Found over sandy substrate, in estuaries and oceanic waters. Enters lagoons (Ref. 3198). Feeds bottom invertebrates, including worms, crabs and shrimp (Ref. 27121). Spawns in the sea but uses estuaries as nursery grounds. Prime angling fish. Important food fish. Sold fresh and whole in markets.

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

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Bauchot, M.-L. and M.M. Smith, 1984. Sparidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). volume 4. [var. pag.] FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3507)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Bedreigd (EN) (A2bcd; B2ab(ii,v)); Date assessed: 04 December 2009

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless




Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: van minder commercieel belang; sportvis: ja
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 12.5 - 24.1, mean 15.7 (based on 28 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01549 (0.00939 - 0.02556), b=3.04 (2.90 - 3.18), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179):  laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (K=0.1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (72 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Very high vulnerability (78 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766):   Low.