eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Sarpa salpa |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Chordata |
Vertebrata |
Actinopterygii |
Neoptrygii |
Perciformes |
Percoidei |
Sparidae |
Not defined |
Sarpa |
Sarpa salpa |
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Short Description:
Small elongate fish silver-green fish with 8-10 orizontal yellow stripes running from head to tail
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Identification
features: |
Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 17; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15 |
| Size: |
400mm |
| Behaviour: |
Gregarious, sometimes forming sizeable schools. |
| Diet: |
Young mainly carnivorous on crustaceans, adults almost exclusively herbivorous feed on seaweeds |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Congo to South Africa |
| Habitat: |
Rocky and sandy areas |
| Depth: |
1-20m |
| Reference: |
- Two Oceans
(A guide to the marine life of Southern Africa)
GM Branch;CL Griffiths;ML Branch;LE Beckley
- A guide to the common sea fishes of Southern Africa
Rudi van der Elst
- FishBase
http://www.fishbase.org/search.php
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Database Statistics
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eastern cape scuba diving
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