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SpeciesPerciformesSciaenidae
Fish

🐟Argyrosomus regius

Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801)

Le Maigre ou Courbine, Argyrosomus regius, parfois surnommé Grogneur, est une espèce de poissons marins de la famille des sciénidés. Il se rencontre proche des côtes et dans les estuaires de l'Atlantique nord-est, de la mer Méditerranée, de la mer Noire et de la mer Rouge et se reconnaît à sa grande taille pouvant aller jusqu'à 2 m, sa couleur argentée, son dos bombé et ses lèvres développées. Comme les autres sciénidés, le Maigre peut émettre des sons audibles jusqu'à plusieurs dizaines de mètres grâce à sa vessie natatoire. Sa chair fine étant appréciée, il est pêché dans toute son aire de répartition mais également élevé en aquaculture depuis une trentaine d'années.

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Also called
meagre, Croaker, Jewfish, Meagre, Salmon Bass, Shadefish
Conservation status
LCLeast concern

IUCN Red List assessment, 2020.

Population trendUnknown
Key measurements
Body mass
103 kg
Body length
1.5 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
not recorded
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Everything we know about the Argyrosomus regius

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Body mass
103 kgmaximum recorded
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Source: FishBase · v25.04 · CC BY-NC 4.0

Body length
1.5 mrecord 2.3 m · FishBasetypical adult
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Record: largest individual on record

Source: FishBase · v25.04 · CC BY-NC 4.0

Trophic level
4.29
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Source: FishBase · v25.04, estimate table · CC BY-NC 4.0

Diet
carnivoreaverage
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From trophic level 4.29 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2–2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.

Danger to humans
harmless
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Volume l
103 Laverage
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Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.

average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.

Not recorded for Argyrosomus regius yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force, maximum lifespan.

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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderPerciformes
  4. ›familySciaenidae
  5. ›genusArgyrosomus
  6. ›speciesArgyrosomus regius
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  1. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  2. orderAcanthomorphata
  3. familySciaenidae
  4. genusArgyrosomus
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  7. classActinopteri
  8. subclassNeopterygii
  9. orderAcanthomorphata
  10. familySciaenidae
  11. genusArgyrosomus
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maigre (fr), Argyrosomus regius (es), Adlerfisch (de), Ørnefisk (nb), Ombervis (nl), Обыкновенный серебристый горбыль (ru) … and 20 more languages
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