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Diplodus annularis  (Linnaeus, 1758)

Annular seabream
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Cyprus country information

Common names: Annular sea bream, Isparoz baligi, Sparos
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Turkish Republic of northern Cyprus (Ref. 88082).
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cy.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bauchot, M.-L., 1987
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Sparidae (Porgies)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 25.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33903); common length : 13.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397); max. reported age: 7 years (Ref. 26328)

Length at first maturity
Lm 11.2, range 8 - 19.6 cm

Environment

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 90 m (Ref. 4781)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 11°C (Ref. 107945); 49°N - 27°N, 19°W - 42°E

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Canary islands, also found along the coast of Portugal northward to the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean, Black Sea and Sea of Azov (Ref. 4781).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabit chiefly Zostera seagrass beds but also found on Posidonia beds and sandy bottoms, rarely on rocky bottoms. Carnivorous, feed on worms, crustaceans, mollusks, echinoderms and hydrozoans. The sexes are separated, although these fish are potential hermaphrodites; certain individuals are protandric (Ref. 4781).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.6   ±0.0 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.2-0.5; tmax=7; Fecundity=18,000 - 212,000)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low