European seabass
| Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||||
| Family: | Moronidae (Temperate basses) |
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| Order: | Eupercaria/misc | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | European seabass | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Morocco, the Canary Islands and Senegal. Also known from the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Absent from White, Barents, Baltic and Caspian Seas (Ref. 59043). | |||
| Adult biology: | Adults manifest demersal behavior, inhabit coastal waters down to about 100 m depth but more common in shallow waters (Ref. 54221, 57391). Found in the littoral zone on various kinds of bottoms on estuaries, lagoons and occasionally rivers. They enter coastal waters and river mouths in summer, but migrate offshore in colder weather and occur in deep water during winter in the northern range. Young fish form school, but adults appear to be less gregarious (Ref. 9987). Feed chiefly on shrimps and mollusks, also on fishes (Ref. 5990). Juveniles feed on invertebrates, taking increasingly more fish with age. Adults piscivorous . (Ref. 59043). Spawn in batches (Ref. 51846). Spawning takes place in the spring near the British Isles, and earlier in its southern range. Eggs are pelagic (Ref. 35388). Marketed fresh or smoked (Ref. 9987). Highly sought by sport fishermen (Ref. 30578). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Continous line of melanophores stretching from the snout to the base of the caudal fin. Dorsal and lateral row of melanophores only in the posterior part of the tail. . See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | subtropical; 8 - 24°C; 72°N - 11°N | |||
| 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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