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Blue hottentot (Pachymetopon aeneum)
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Sparidae

Blue hottentot

Pachymetopon aeneum

Fifty Five Centimeters Seabream from the South African Coast

  • Blue
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Blue hottentot is a marine fish found around Western Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 55 cm.

Family
Sparidae
Maximum length
55 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: known only from Sodwana Bay to the Cape in South Africa.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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