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Lithognathus lithognathus White steenbras

Lithognathus lithognathus is commonly referred to as White steenbras. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. A aquarium size of at least 15000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
12350 
AphiaID:
218604 
Scientific:
Lithognathus lithognathus 
German:
Meerbrasse 
English:
White Steenbras 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Sparidae (Family) > Lithognathus (Genus) > lithognathus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Cuvier, ), 1829 
Occurrence:
Egypt, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, South-Africa 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 150 Meter 
Size:
25.59" - 39.37" (65cm - 100cm) 
Temperature:
62.6 °F - 77 °F (17°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Clams, Crabs, Schrimps, Snails, Worms 
Tank:
3299.68 gal (~ 15000L)  
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Endangered (EN) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-08-26 10:07:49 

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Lithognathus lithognathus (Cuvier, 1829)
White steenbras

Biology
Found over sandy substrate, in estuaries and oceanic waters. Enters lagoons. Feeds bottom invertebrates, including worms, crabs and shrimp. Spawns in the sea but uses estuaries as nursery grounds. Prime angling fish. Important food fish. Sold fresh and whole in markets.

Synonyms:
Lithognathus capensis (Swainson, 1839)
Lithognatus lithognathus (Cuvier, 1829) (misspelling)
Pagellus capensis Swainson, 1839 (synonym)
Pagellus lithognathus (Cuvier, 1829)
Pagrus lithognathus Cuvier, 1829

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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