Caprodon schlegelii, Sunrise perch : fisheries

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Caprodon schlegelii (Günther, 1859)

Sunrise perch
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Caprodon: Latin, capra = goat + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

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

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 50 - 200 m (Ref. 11230). Subtropical

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Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific, antitropical.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9137); 25.0 cm TL (female)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-21; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 26. Orange-red with black spots on the base of the dorsal fin (Ref. 43805). Congruent rays of the dorsal fin and a caudal fin rounded at the end, without a deep median notch, with only slight notches above and below in males, and with a very weak median notch in females (Ref. 43805).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs inshore near reefs (Ref. 7300), on sand or rock bottom (Ref. 11230). Benthic and benthopelagic on hard substrates (Ref. 58302). Consumed as food (Ref. 559).

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Kharin, V.Y. and V.A. Dudarev, 1983. A new species of the genus Caprodon Temminck et Schlegel, 1843 (Serranidae) and some remarks on the composition of the genus. J. Ichthyol. 23(1):20-25. (Ref. 43805)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 10 March 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 14.5 - 27.6, mean 23.3 °C (based on 380 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.