Portugal country information

Common names: Bodião, Papagaio-velho, Parrotfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Ria Formosa (south Portugal); caught by beach seine over seagrass beds. Extension of occurrence beyond its normal range may be due to climatic change (water warming) (Ref. 56146).
National Checklist: Portugal
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/po.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E., 1990
National Database: Portuguese Freshwater Fishes

Classification / Names

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

Common names from other countries

Perroquet vieillard, Loro viejo, Parrot fish, ... more

Main reference

Randall, J.E. 1990. (Ref. 7360)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Westneat, Mark | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7360); common length : 30.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6761)

Length at first maturity
L_m 15.5 range ? - ? cm

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 50 m (Ref. 27000)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 26°C (Ref. 107945); 46°N - 12°N, 32°W - 36°E

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Portugal, Azores and Madeira south to the Canary Islands and Senegal. Mediterranean Sea: more common in the eastern and southern coasts.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

In shallow water along rocky shores. Feed on algae and small invertebrates (Ref. 6761, 56146). Herbivore species with specialized pharyngeal bones and muscles (Ref. 52194, 52195). Breeding occurs from July to September, with juveniles recruiting in late summer in Portugal (Ref. 56146).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

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)
2.9 ±0.27 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.16; tmax=8)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Sparisoma cretense (Linnaeus, 1758)