Blue Hottentot Fish
Feeds on benthic organisms like worms ascidians crustaceans mollusks and algae ref.
Blue hottentot fish. Blue hottentot are often confused with bronze bream. They can be distinguished by checking their teeth. Blue hottentot have more teeth. Blue hottentot are endemic to.
The blue hottentot lives in the demersal marine depth range 20 50 m environment. Blue hottentots nor is it of benefit to society as a whole but that is a moral. Cock grunter to blue hottentot cock grunter. The spots on the head identify this fish from the spotted grunter which has no spots on the head.
With fish size the larger hottentot being more herbivorous. 2 hottentot diet differs from those of a number of co occuring sparids. Bronze bream bluefish photographs and pictures from south africa. The bronze bream is a superb angling fish and can be quite tricky to catch on the day.
Caught plenty of big hottentot biggest was just over 2kgended up taking 4 each for a braai and releasing the restwe caught about 50 fish between the 3 of us. Pdf on jan 1 1986 colin buxton and others published age growth and feeding of the blue hottentot pachymetopon aeneum piscessparidae with notes on reproduction. Found on rocky substrate.