Western Atlantic seabream (Archosargus rhomboidalis) fish species and information / pictures of Western Atlantic seabream - Archosargus rhomboidalis

Western Atlantic seabream (Archosargus rhomboidalis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Archosargus rhomboidalis

Common Name
Western Atlantic seabream

Biology
Commonly found over mud bottoms in mangrove sloughs and on vegetated sand bottoms, sometimes in brackish water and occasionally also in coral reef areas near mangroves. Feeds on benthic invertebrates (small bivalves, crustaceans), as well as on plant material.

Classification

Classified By

Linnaeus, 1758

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Porgies (Sparidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA and northeastern Gulf of Mexico to Argentina (Ref. 4517). Absent from the Bahamas (Ref. 26938).

Range

41°N - 33°S

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

22 °C

Water Temperature To

34 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; brackish; reef-associated

Trophic Level

2.22 s.e. 0.21 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

33.0 cm

Common Length

20.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.27; tm=0.4; tmax=2)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated