Spondyliosoma cantharus (Linnaeus, 1758) Black seabream |
photo by
Patzner, R. |
Family: | Sparidae (Porgies) | |||
Max. size: | 60 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,220.0 g | |||
Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range 5 - 300 m, oceanodromous | |||
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. | |||
Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13. Body tall, with weak longitudinal stripes and no dark spots. Snout as long or longer than the eye diameter (Ref. 35388). | |||
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. | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 August 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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