Scientific Name
Acanthopagrus berda    

by: Fish Lab. RCBA
Nomenclater (Forsskål, 1775) 
Family F378  Sparidae
Holotype-Locality Red Sea 
Habitats Benthos、Estuary、Coastal、Lagoon  Economic Fish Yes 
Habitats Depth 3 - 50 M  Aquarium Fish No 
Poisonous Fish No  Edible Fish Yes 
Synonyms Acanthopagrus vagus, Chrysophrys berda, Chrysophrys berda calamara, Chrysophrys calamara, Chrysophrys estuarius, Chrysophrys hasta, Chrysophrys longispinnis, Chrysophrys madagascariensis, Chrysophrys robinsoni, Chrysophrys vagus, Mylio berda, Pagrus berda, Pagrus caffer, Pagrus robinsoni, Sparidentex hasta, Sparus berda, Sparus hasta, Sparus madagascariensis, Sparus vagus   
Reference Shen, S. C. etc 1993. Fishes of Taiぷan.Gu etc, 1985 Fishes of Fujan CとinaThe Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001) Bauchot, M.-L. and M.M. Smith, 1984. Sparidae.. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identific  Iwatsuki, Y. etc. 2006  文獻
Redlist Status Not in IUCN Redlist   
Common Name in Engulish Pickey bream; Picnic seabream; Riverbream; River bream; Pikey bream; Seabream; Sly bream; Perch; Black sea-bream; Black porgy; Black bream; Dark-finned black porgy; Goldsilk bream; Mylio berda; Grey fin sea bream 
Chinese Name transliteration huei ci ji diao, huang ci diao 
Distribution in Taiwan West、South、North、North East、PonFu 
Distribution in World India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean 
Max Lenth  90 cm 
Specimen List  ASIZP0054475. ASIZP0055461. ASIZP0058843. ASIZP0059523. ASIZP0059835. ASIZP0061993. ASIZP0062849. ASIZP0064925. ASIZP0064975. ASIZP0064989. ASIZP0070266. ASIZP0070953. ASIZP0071282. ASIZP0071285. ASIZP0800204. ASIZP0800205. ASIZP0800208. ASIZP0900465. ASIZP0910204. ASIZP0910205. ASIZP0910208. FRIP01047. FRIP21152. NMMBP00100. NMMBP01300. NMMBP02131. NMMBP02137. NMMBP08753. NMMSTP00498. NMNSF00127. NMNSF00200. NMNSF00393. NMNSF00712. NMNSF00819.  Download 34 records Download 34 records
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Characteristic Dorsal fin with XI-XII spines and 10-13 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 8-9 soft rays. Greyish silver to black in color; anal fin yellowish, membrane blackish basally. Body silver grey, lateral scale form spot band. Dorsal fin spine with black edge,and spine silver; pectoral fin dark with shinning yellow; dorsal rays,anal fin, pelvic fin, and caudal fin grey black to black. 
Habitats Found on muddy and sandy bottoms of coastal waters and estuaries. Enter freshwater. Juveniles inhabit protected bays. Usually occurs singly or small groups, but may migrate in schools. Feed on invertebrates, including worms, mollusks, crustaceans and echi 
Distribution Indo-West Pacific: South Africa (with no records from Mauritius and Réunion) to India extending to Japan and northern Australia. Enters fresh waters of Zimbabwe and South Africa (Lower Zambezi, Lucuara River). Reported from New Caledonia 
Utility commercial species; aquaculture species; common aquarium species. 
The information about Characteristic, Habitats and Utility was Prepared By Gou-zhang Wun, 12/1/2004