Pagrus major, Red seabream : fisheries, aquaculture, gamefish, aquarium

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Pagrus major (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)

Red seabream
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Pagrus: Greek, pagros = a fish, Dentex, sp. (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino demersale; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 10 - 200 m (Ref. 41299). Subtropical; 34°N - 15°N

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Northwest Pacific: northeastern part of South China Sea (Philippines excluded) northward to Japan.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 34.3  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 559); common length : 30.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2115); peso massimo pubblicato: 9.7 kg (Ref. 40637); Età massima riportata: 26 anni (Ref. 56606)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale): 12; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 10; Spine anali 3; Raggi anali molli: 8. Body with many bluish dots when fresh. Shallow body, body depth 2 or more in SL. Transverse scales 6.5-7.5. All spines of dorsal fin tough and not elongated. Posterior margin of caudal fin black, lower margin white (Ref. 42199).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Occurs from 10 to 50 m depths, often on rough grounds, but also on softer bottoms. Also inhabits reefs (Ref. 9988). Adults migrate into shallower parts of their depth range to spawn in late spring and summer; juveniles occur mainly in the shallower areas. It is a popular food fish throughout its range. It is high-priced in Japan and used in various occasions such as wedding and festival. Feeds on benthic invertebrates, including echinoderms, worms, mollusks and crustaceans; also on fishes. Marketed live, fresh and frozen; eaten steamed, pan-fried, broiled, boiled and baked (Ref. 9988). Cultivated in cages (Ref. 9988). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Conflicting descriptions of the reproductive style of this species have been reported, e.g., Ref. 34228 describe this species as being a gonochorist (Ref. 28504). After clarificatory analyses on the protogynous characteristics of this species, gonochorism is confirmed (Ref. 103751).

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Eggleston, D., 1974. Sparidae. In W. Fischer and P.J.P. Whitehead (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Eastern Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 57) and Western Central Pacific (Fishing Area 71), Volume 4. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 2115)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 December 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesca: elevato interesse commerciale; Acquacoltura: commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si; Acquario: Acquari pubblici
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 17 - 24.4, mean 21.8 °C (based on 143 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5156   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.01142 - 0.01453), b=3.03 (3.00 - 3.06), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.5   ±0.7 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Ref. 120179):  Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Prior r = 0.27, 95% CL = 0.16 - 0.47, Based on 1 stock assessment.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (58 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 48.2 [26.4, 91.9] mg/100g; Iron = 1.48 [0.51, 3.85] mg/100g; Protein = 20.6 [18.9, 22.2] %; Omega3 = 0.328 [0.152, 0.664] g/100g; Selenium = 33.6 [15.5, 66.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 13.5 [4.1, 42.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.433 [0.220, 0.895] mg/100g (wet weight);