| Black seabream | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Spariformes |
| Family: | Sparidae |
| Genus: | Spondyliosoma |
| Species: | S. cantharus |
| Binomial name | |
| Spondyliosoma cantharus | |
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| Range of black seabream | |
The black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus) is a protogynous species of Sparidae fishes, recognisable by their oval, compressed body and jaws, which contain 4–6 rows of slender teeth that are larger at the front. They are silvery in colour with blue and pink tinges and broken longitudinal gold lines. They can reach a maximum size of 60 cm in length.
They live in northern Europe and in the Mediterranean, usually found on the inshore shelf at depths varying from 5 to 300 m. They are usually found in schools, feeding on seaweeds and invertebrates. They breed from February to May, leaving eggs in the demersal zone.
References
- ↑ Russell, B.; Pollard, D.; Carpenter, K.E. (2014). "Spondyliosoma cantharus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T170258A1303321. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T170258A1303321.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
External links
Media related to Spondyliosoma cantharus at Wikimedia Commons
- Page at Fish Base (in English, German, French, and Italian)
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