Species FAO code: KOB

Argyrosomus hololepidotus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Denmark	da Afrikansk ørnefisk	–
France	fr maigre du sud fr maigre	–
Greece	el Κρανιός Ινδικού	–
Italy	it Ombrina indiana	–
Portugal	pt Corvina pt Corvina-africana	–
Slovenia	sl atlantska grba	–
Spain	es Corvina africana	–
Sweden	sv Afrikansk havsgös	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacepède, 1801)

Habitat

Saltwater
Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacepède, 1801)

Distribution maps

Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Argyrosomus hololepidotus

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Argyrosomus hololepidotus

Scientific name

Argyrosomus hololepidotus

Author

(Lacepède, 1801)

Rank

Species

FAO code

KOB

Morphological description

Body silvery; fins grey or brown; upper end of pectoral base with a black blotch (Ref. 4373).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilySciaenidae
    - GenusArgyrosomus
      - SpeciesArgyrosomus hololepidotus

Synonyms

Labrus hololepidotus Lacepède, 1801
Argyrosoma hololepidotum (Lacepède, 1801)
Sciaena hololepidota Smith, 1842
Pseudosciaena hololepidota (Lacepède, 1801)
Johnius hololepidotus (Lacepède, 1801)
Argyrosoma hololepidotus (Lacepède, 1801)
Sciaena hololepidotus Smith, 1842
Argyrosomus hololepidotum (Lacepède, 1801)
Argiosomus hololepidotus (Lacepède, 1801)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacepède, 1801)

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