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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.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith, J.L.B. and M.M. Smith, 1986
National Database:

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Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 Écologie


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