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Rhabdosargus holubi (Cape stumpnose)

Synonyms: Austrosparus tricuspidens; Rhabdosargus tricuspidens; Sargus holubi
Language: Afrikaans; French; Mandarin Chinese; Spanish

Wikipedia Abstract

Rhabdosargus holubi is a species of fish in the seabream family, Sparidae. Its common name is Cape stumpnose. It is native to southern Africa, where it can be found mainly along the eastern coast of South Africa. This fish is usually around 15 centimeters long, but specimens of 40 centimeters have been seen. It is a shiny silver fish with a gold line from head to tail. The dorsal fin has 11 spines. The head is blunt and the mouth contains 6 to 8 incisors. The incisors of the juvenile have cusps.
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Attributes

Migration [1]  Oceano-estuarine

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve II 256073 Western Cape, South Africa  

Prey / Diet

Kraussillichirus kraussi (pink ghost shrimp)[2]
Upogebia africana[2]
Zostera capensis (Species code: Zp)[2]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Predators

Lichia amia (leer fish)[2]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Pseudaephnidiogenes rhabdosargi[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
2The Fish Community of the Swartvlei Estuary and the Influence of Food Availability on Resource Utilization, ALAN K. WHITFIELD, Estuaries Vol. 11, No. 3, p. 160-170 September 1988
3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0