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Definition of musselcracker in English: musselcrackernoun ˈmʌs(ə)lkrakə South African A large sea bream with powerful jaws, feeding on shellfish and crustaceans and popular with anglers. Lithognathus and other genera, family Sparidae: several species Example sentencesExamples - Our line fishery is in crisis and one of the critically endangered fish is white musselcracker.
- The black musselcracker is a large, solitary species, and individuals are found on both shallow and deep rocky reefs.
- Species listed on the Red List, including well-known species such as galjoen, white steenbras and white musselcracker, are illegal to buy or sell in South Africa.
- On the same snorkel we came across large shoals of galjoen, a couple of musselcrackers as well as a wide variety of other reef fish.
- Species such as the seventyfour, red steenbras and musselcracker have been so severely depleted that they represent no more than 5% of their original abundance in linefish catches.
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