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The Sobaity seabream (Sparidentex hasta) is a species of marine fish in the seabream and porgy family: Sparidae. It is also known as the Silver black porgy and the Sobaity bream. Sobiaty seabream are found in the Indian Ocean's Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf where they are commerically fished and farmed.

Description
Commonly around 20cm in length, this species reaches a maximum length of 58cm. The dorsal fin of the Sobaity seabream has 11 to 12 rays, while its anal fin usually has only 8. There are 5.5 rows of scales between the first dorsal ray and the lateral line (which contains 47-48 pored scales), while there are 12.5 rows below the lateral line.

Distribution and Habitat
The Sobaity seabream can be found in both marine and brackish waters at tropical latitudes in the Indian ocean. It is generally demersal and can be fond at depths from 1 to 50 m. It is especially known from coastal areas of the Persian gulf, Arabian sea and the western coast of the Indian subcontinent.

From 1975 to 1999, the Sobaity seabream may have been accidentally introduced to coastal waters of Australia, and individuals have been reported from the Swan River Fingerlings have been imported to Bahrain for the purposes of aquaculture, though it is not clear whether a wild population was establishe

Relationship with humans
S. hasta is fished commercially off the coasts of Barhain, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, where they these fishes are usually sold fresh. It is considered to be of minor commerical importance, and reports of catches to the FAO began in 2000. Around this time, this species was also utilized in aquaculture in Barhain, the UAE, and Kuwait.

The Sobaity seabream does not appear to be protected by any laws, though it is known to occur in protected areas. It has also been introduced to the eastern Indian Ocean near Oceania. The cause of some of these introductions may be related to the release of ship ballast from vessels traveling from elsewhere in the Indian Ocean.

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