| Sparidae (Porgies) |
| 75 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 5,550.0 g |
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benthopelagic; depth range - 200 m |
| Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola. |
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| Adults Inhabit hard (rock and rubble), sandy or muddy bottoms on the continental shelf and the upper slope to about 200 m depth, but not often descending beyond 150 m. The young found nearer to the coast than the adults. Feed on mollusks and fish (Ref. 3688). Important foodfish. |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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