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Meagre
(also known as Maigre in France; Corvina in Spain and
Portugal; Ombrina bocca d’oro in Italy; Ame in Albania;
and Gurbell rar in Malta;
San agiz in Turkey;
Courbine in Morocco and Mauritania; and Suqbi, Bëër and
Beûr in Senegal; Umberfisch and Adlerfisch in Germany;
Ombervis in the Netherlands; and Shadefish in the UK)
Argyrosomus regius
(Asso, 1801)
(previously
identified as
Argyrosomus procerus (de la Pylaie,
1835),
Argyrosomus regium (Asso, 1801),
Cheilodipterus aquila (Lacepède, 1803),
Perca regia (Asso, 1801),
Perca vanloo (Risso, 1810),
Sciaena aquila (Lacepède, 1803), and
Sciaena regius (Asso, 1801))
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Areas
where meagre have been found |
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Map from
AquaMaps |
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The meagre is one of the few members of the Sciaenidae
family that inhabits European waters. Comparatively to
similarly large members of the drum family in the
Eastern USA (red drum, black drum), South Africa (dusky
kob) and Australia (mulloway) the life-cycle and biology
of the meagre is scarcely known. The CQFE is
collaborating with the Centro de Oceanografia of the
Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon
(Portugal) in the study of this species in Portuguese
waters. The objective is to obtain a characterization of
meagre fishery and a make a 1st evaluation of
the biological parameters of the fish (namely its
growth, reproduction and migrations). This information
is expected to lead to improvements in the monitoring
and management of this fishery and others with similar
characteristics. |
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Nuno Prista listening to A. regius using passive hydrocoustics
(Guadiana estuary, Portugal)
Interviewing A. regius fishers
(Talmont, France)
Sampling A. regius
from a recreational fisheries tournament
(Tagus estuary, Portugal)
With
João Calado, assembling an artisanal longline
(Tagus estuary, Portugal)
With
Zé Graça and Sr. Zé verifying the sex of
post-spawning live A. regius
(Olhão, Portugal) |
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