Tarwhine

Interesting Info

• Tarwhine like most bream are a schooling fish, found in a range of marine water habitats – brackish water estuaries to deep marine waters as they mature.
• They have a large range including the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, South Africa, parts of Asia down to Australia on the eastern and western coasts.
• Tarwhine are often confused with black and yellowfin bream. The distinguishing difference of Tarwhine are yellow or gold lines on a silver body along with a more rounded head.
• Tarwhine are omnivores, feeding on crabs, prawns, worms, smaller fish, mussels & aquatic macrophytes.
• Estimated lifespan of Tarwhine average between 8 to 10 years, but up to 15 years. They mature at around 2 to 3 years of age.
• Like most sparidae species, they are a protandrous hermaphrodite, changing sex from male to female
• The main predators of tarwhine include sharks and larger predatory fish.