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Red steenbras (Petrus rupestris)
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Red steenbras (Petrus rupestris) specimen
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Sparidae

Red steenbras

Petrus rupestris

Giant predator hunting in reefs

  • Red
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Red steenbras is known from Southeast Atlantic as a fish. It occurs in estuaries and brackish water.

Family
Sparidae
Genus
Petrus
Maximum length
200 cm
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic: Mossel Bay to Natal in South Africa.
Conservation status
CRCritically Endangered
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