Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Subtropical; 0°N - 90°S, 180°W - 180°E
Southeast Atlantic: Namibia and South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 170 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1394)
Found in coastal shallow waters. Feeding is meager; feeds on several varieties of fish and cephalopods (Ref. 1394). Found in coastal shallow waters. Feeding is meager; feeds on several varieties of fish and cephalopods (Ref. 1394).
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. (Ref. 1394)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
FAO - Fisheries: species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
More information
Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 13.9 - 19.4, mean 16.3 (based on 36 cells).
Vulnerability
Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.