Rhabdosargus thorpei
Rhabdosargus thorpei, the bigeye stumpnose, is a fish endemic to South Africa between Port Alfred and Mozambique. The fish grows to 50 cm in length and can weigh up to 4 kg. The head and body are silvery while the middle of the body, anal and pelvic fins are yellow. They occur along beaches and on rocky reefs up to water 70 m deep.
| Rhabdosargus thorpei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Spariformes |
| Family: | Sparidae |
| Genus: | Rhabdosargus |
| Species: | R. thorpei |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhabdosargus thorpei Smith, 1979 | |
References
- Mann, B.Q., Buxton, C.D., Russell, B., Pollard, D. & Carpenter, K.E. 2014. Rhabdosargus thorpei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T170164A1285475. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T170164A1285475.en. Accessed on 06 June 2022.
External links
- Coastal Fishes of Southern Africa. Phil & Elaine Heemstra. 2004. ISBN 1-920033-01-7
- http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Rhabdosargus-thorpei.html
- http://eol.org/pages/213638/overview Archived 11 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine
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