Sharpsnout seabream
📖 Overview
Benthopelagic marine species. Gregarious species living in coastal waters on rocky or sandy bottoms, up to 1 50 m (only occasionally over 50 m). Younger individuals can also be found in brackish waters and may live in littoral pools (sometimes in brackish waters and lagoons), the adults often occur in the surf zone. Feeds on seaweeds, worms, mollusks and shrimps . Very common in the Mediterranean. In the Atlantic occurs from Gibraltar to the coasts off Sierra Leone, including the coasts of the Canary Islands and Cape Verde. Less often found off the Iberian Atlantic coasts and Bay of Biscay. Scarce in the Black Sea. Permanent hermaphrodite species with some protandric episodes (behaving as male after its first sexual maturity to become female later on). Reproduction happens by the end of the summer and autumn. Egg size 0.85 mm, larval length at hatching 1.7 mm.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Sharpsnout seabream is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Sharpsnout seabream is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - 150 m , usually 0 - 60 m . Subtropical; 42°N - 28°S, 26°W - 42°E South Africa.
🌿 Ecology
seaweeds, worms, mollusks and shrimps (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🎣 Angling Guide
- medium-heavy 7ft spinning rod
- 30-50 lb braid
- fluorocarbon leader
- grass flats
- oyster bars
- marsh drains
- deeper channel edges
Use barbless hooks, minimise air exposure, and revive fish head-first in current before release.
⚠️ Slot limits protect breeding-size fish. Verify daily bag limits.
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Sharpsnout seabream is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Per 100g cooked - Source: USDA FoodData Central
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Protein | 19.3 g |
| Omega-3 (total) | 383 mg |
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Sharpsnout seabream has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🔬 Full Nutritional Profile
Per 100g - Raw, per 100g - Source: USDA FoodData Central templates (lean white fish average)
📊 Population Dynamics
| Year | Region | Index | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Porgy · Puntazzo · Sharpsnout seabream · Sheephead Bream · sharp snout bream · sheepshead sea bream |
| 🌍BRE | sar begek |
| 🏳️Catalan | auradeta · morruda |
| 🇩🇰Danish | spidssnudet havrude |
| 🇩🇪German | Spitzbrasse |
| 🌍ELL | oύγαινα · Μυτάκι |
| 🌍EUS | akermurxar |
| 🇫🇷French | Sar Tambour · moure pountchou · mourre agut · sar bambour · sar à museau pointu |
| 🌍HEB | חודון אזור |
| 🇭🇷Croatian | pic |
| 🇮🇹Italian | moruta · sarago pizzuto |
| 🌍MLT | moghza · muzo lungo |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | spitssnuitzeebrasem |
| 🇵🇱Polish | dubiel |
| 🌍RON | hiena mării |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Зубарик полосатый |
| 🌍SLV | pic |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | sargo picudo |
| 🌍SQI | sharani · shpici |
| 🌍SRP | pic |
| 🌍TUR | sivriburun karagoz |
| 🌍UKR | Зубарик звичайний · Зубарик смугастий |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charax puntazzo | Walbaum | 1792 | Synonym |
| Charax puntazzo ponticus | Nordmann | 1840 | Synonym |
| Diplodus puntazzo | Cetti | 1777 | Synonym |
| Puntazzo annularis | Bleeker | 1876 | Synonym |
| Puntazzo puntazzo | Walbaum | 1792 | Synonym |
| Sargus puntazzo | Walbaum | 1792 | Synonym |
| Sparus acutirostris | Delaroche | 1809 | Synonym |
| Sparus oxyrhynchus | Nardo | 1827 | Synonym |
| Sparus puntazzo | Walbaum | 1792 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 13 records indexed .
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