Oplegnathus conwayi, Cape knifejaw : fisheries, gamefish

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Oplegnathus conwayi Richardson, 1840

Cape knifejaw
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> Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Oplegnathidae (Knifejaws)
Etymology: Oplegnathus: Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: David Barry Conway (d: 1832) was a Royal navy surgeon who was medical superintendant on two different convict ships to Australia. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Richardson.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range Ecología

marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad ? - 150 m. Subtropical; 28°S -

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Western Indian Ocean: South Africa.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4387)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 12; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 11 - 14; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 11 - 13.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Found in coastal waters down at a depth of about 150 m. Adults found near reefs, juveniles found near floating objects. Feed on benthic invertebrates and algae (Ref. 5213). May live longer than 10 years. Spawning occurs throughout the year (Ref. 57746). Rarely hooked but easily speared (Ref. 4387).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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van der Elst, R., 1981. A guide to the common sea fishes of southern Africa. C. Struik, Cape Town. 367 p. (Ref. 3670)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial; pesca deportiva: si
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia 82804):  PD50 = 0.5156   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278):  2.7   ±0.24 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179):  Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (tmax > 10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (56 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 19.4 [8.6, 35.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.515 [0.294, 0.877] mg/100g; Protein = 19.3 [18.1, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.148 [0.083, 0.264] g/100g; Selenium = 26.6 [12.9, 56.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14.8 [3.5, 62.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.602 [0.387, 0.917] mg/100g (wet weight);