Black seabream
| Spondyliosoma cantharus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||||
| Family: | Sparidae (Porgies) |
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| Order: | Eupercaria/misc | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Black seabream | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Scandinavia to northern Namibia (Ref. 11228), including the Strait of Gibraltar, Mediterranean and the Black Sea, Madeira, Canary Islands, and Cape Verde. | |||
| Adult biology: | Found over seagrass beds and rocky and sandy bottoms to about 300 m (Ref. 3688). Gregarious, sometimes in large schools (Ref. 3688). Omnivorous, feeding on seaweeds and small invertebrates, especially crustaceans (Ref. 3688). Protogynic hermaphrodites (Ref. 4781). An important food fish. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Small preopercular spines at 5.0 mm. Melanophore at lower jaw angle, in shoulder region, and medio-lateral postanal and ventro-lateral ones. In larvae: internal row of pigments on each side of notochord. Spot at cleithrum. . See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | subtropical; 63°N - 20°S | |||
| Main Ref: | Russell, F.S.. 1976. (Ref. 37) | |||
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| Checked by: Giovanardi, Otello |
Modified by: Luna, Susan M. |
Entered by: Papasissi, Christine |
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