| Sparidae (Porgies) |
| 45 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,870.0 g; max. reported age: 10 years |
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demersal; depth range 0 - 50 m, oceanodromous |
| Eastern Atlantic: Mediterranean and Black Sea. Eastern Central Atlantic: Madeira Island (Ref. 74541). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 11-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-15; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 11-14. Body with 5 black and 4 grey vertical bands. Snout is longer than the eye diameter (Ref. 35388). |
| Inhabits coastal rocky reef areas (Ref. 12460) and Posidonia oceanica beds. Like other sparids, it is very active and frequents the surf zone, primarily at dawn (Ref. 13780). Feeds on shellfish and other benthic invertebrates which it picks from the sediment (Ref. 5377). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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