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Plectorhinchus mediterraneus  (Guichenot, 1850)

Rubberlip grunt
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Mauritania country information

Common names: Banda, Burro, Daurade grise
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 1992
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Particularly abundant in shallow water, it represents 60 to 70% of the captured species in Lévrier Bay. Its size and abundace make it a fish of commercial interest but it is not esteemed by the Mauritanian consumers (Ref. 5377).
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mr.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Maigret, J. and B. Ly, 1986
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Haemulidae (Grunts) > Plectorhinchinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

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Main reference

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 80.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5535); common length : 60.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5535); max. published weight: 7.9 kg (Ref. 40637)

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 180 m (Ref. 27000)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 24°C (Ref. 107945); 45°N - 22°S, 25°W - 20°E

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Spain and Portugal to Henties Bay, Namibia (Ref. 11228). Also from the western Mediterranean Sea (Ref. 231) and the Canary Islands (Ref. 5535). Records in eastern Mediterranean are questionable (Ref. 57855, Ref. 113897).
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-20. Grey violet color, abdomen light (Ref. 5377).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms. Feeds on zoobenthos and zooplankton (Ref. 5535). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 5535.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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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)
3.5   ±0.52 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18;)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low