Rhabdosargus sarba
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)(Persian Gulf)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Spariformes
Family:	Sparidae
Genus:	Rhabdosargus
Species:	R. sarba
Binomial name
Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms[1]
Austrosparus sarba Forsskål, 1775 Chrysophrys aries Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 Chrysophrys chrysargyra Valenciennes, 1830 Chrysophrys natalensis Castelnau, 1861 Chrysophrys sarba Forsskål, 1775 Diplodus auriventris Peters, 1855 Diplodus sarba Forsskål, 1775 Rhabdosargus auriventris Peters, 1855 Rhadosarga sarda Forsskål, 1775 (misspelling) Sargus auriventris Peters, 1855 Sparus aries Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 Sparus bufonites Lacepède, 1802 Sparus natalensis Castelnau, 1861 Sparus psittacus Lacepède, 1802 Sparus sarba Forsskål, 1775

Rhabdosargus sarba, also known as the goldlined seabream, silver bream, tarwhine, or yellowfin bream, is a species of fish in the seabream family, Sparidae. This species occurs Red Sea and the Persian Gulf to Eastern Cape, South Africa, eastwards to the South China Sea and Japan, and southwards to Australia.^[2]

Body oblong, moderately deep and compressed. Maximum total length 60 cm, commonly to 40 cm. Head large; upper profile convex, most strongly arched from snout to origin of dorsal fin; eye moderate to small in large specimens; mouth almost horizontal, low. Dorsal fin single, with XI or XII slender spines and 13 (rarely 12) to 15 soft rays, third and fourth spines longest. Anal fin with III spines and 11 soft rays, second and third spines subequal; pectoral fins long. Pelvic fins not reaching anus. Caudal fin forked.^[3]

Bottom-living coastal fish, to a depth of 60 m, sometimes entering estuaries. Spawning takes place near river mouths; after a short planktonic period, the young fish move into the estuaries, which act as nurseries, and move out into deeper waters with growth. Feeds on bottom invertebrates, mainly molluscs.^[3]

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