Species FAO code: RSS

Rhabdosargus sarba

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

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
France	fr Sargue dorée	–
Greece	el Τσιπούρα Ινδο - Ειρηνικού	–
Italy	it Sarago indopacifico	–
Portugal	pt Sargo	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775)

Scientific name

Rhabdosargus sarba

Author

(Forsskål, 1775)

Rank

Species

FAO code

RSS

Morphological description

Bright yellow mark above the pelvic base.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilySparidae
    - GenusRhabdosargus
      - SpeciesRhabdosargus sarba

Synonyms

Chrysophrys aries Temminck & Schlegel, 1843
Chrysophrys sarba (Forsskål, 1775)
Sparus sarba Forsskål, 1775
Diplodus auriventris (Peters, 1855)
Sparus aries (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
Rhabdosargus auriventris (Peters, 1855)
Sargus auriventris Peters, 1855
Chrysophrys chrysargyra Valenciennes, 1830
Rhadosarga sarda Forsskål, 1775
Diplodus sarba (Forsskål, 1775)
Sparus psittacus Lacepède, 1802
Sparus natalensis (Castelnau, 1861)
Sparus bufonites Lacepède, 1802
Austrosparus sarba (Forsskål, 1775)
Chrysophrys natalensis Castelnau, 1861

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 85 — Sea bream (Sparidae)
      - 0302 85 90 — Other

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Rhabdosargus sarba

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Seines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest