Acanthopagrus berda
Acanthopagrus berda, the goldsilk seabream, sly bream or picnic seabream, among other names, is a marine fish in the family Sparidae native to the Indian Ocean. Feeding activity intensifies in the summer and is related to temperature and the maximal abundance of benthic organisms. Their diet primarily consists of barnacles, crabs, and oysters, while the secondary food items consist of shrimp, clam and mussels, although the species' diet consists of a wide variety ranging from feeding on teleost, worms, molluscs, small fishes, and plant material.[1][2]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Spariformes |
| Family: | Sparidae |
| Genus: | Acanthopagrus |
| Species: | A. berda |
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Distribution
The goldsilk seabream is found in Indian Ocean. It has been found along the coasts of South Africa, Mozambique, India and in the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, as well as in Malaysia (Penang Island and Langkawi Island, near Singapore).[3] It is demersal and oceanodromous, and can be found inhabiting marine, freshwater and brackish waters.[3]
References
- Russell, B.; Mann, B.Q.; Buxton, C.D.; Pollard, D.A.; Carpenter, K.E.; Iwatsuki, Y.; Liao, L.; Shao, K.-T.; Sparks, J.S. (2017). "Acanthopagrus berda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T170266A96231628. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T170266A96231628.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Thomas, Shilta. "The Food and Feeding Habits of Goldsilk Seabream, Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskal, 1775)" (PDF). Turk. J. Fish.& Aquat. Sci. 19(7), 605-614. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- "Acanthopagrus berda summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-09-29.