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Sparidae
Wandering seabream
Acanthopagrus vagus
From South Africa to Mozambique ascending coastal rivers
- Tropical
- Coastal
- Regional distribution
- Indian Ocean
- Africa
- Deep-bodied
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Indian Ocean
Deep-bodied
LargeWandering seabream is a freshwater fish of Africa. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 60 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Sparidae
- Genus
- Acanthopagrus
- Maximum length
- 60 cm
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Africa: western Indian Ocean from Knysna in South Africa to southern Mozambique (Ref. 83673 ). Also known from Zambezi River and some other coastal rivers (Ref. 57418 , 83673 ). Possibly present in Madagascar, but this needs confirmation (Ref. 83673 ).
- Conservation status
- VUVulnerable
Class
Family
Conservation status
