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''Rhabdosargus thorpei'', the bigeye stumpnose, is a fish endemic to
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
between Port Alfred and Mozambique. The fish grows to 50 cm in length and can weigh up to 4 kg. The head and body are silvery while the middle of the body, anal and pelvic fins are yellow. They occur along beaches and on rocky reefs up to water 70 m deep.


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* Coastal Fishes of Southern Africa.
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& Elaine Heemstra. 2004. ISBN 1-920033-01-7 * http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Rhabdosargus-thorpei.html * http://eol.org/pages/213638/overview thorpei Fish described in 1979 Marine fish of South Africa {{Percoidea-stub