White seabream
📖 Overview
Inhabits coastal rocky reef areas and Posidonia oceanica beds. Like other sparids, it is very active and frequents the surf zone, primarily at dawn . Feeds on shellfish and other benthic invertebrates which it picks from the sediment .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11 - 14. Body with 5 black and 4 grey vertical bands. Snout is longer than the eye diameter .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for White seabream is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for White seabream is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Sexes separate or protandrous . In some areas, this species occurs as a digynic hermaphrodite, that is, males and females developing from intermediate juveniles . However, protandry with possible digyny was later confirmed . Reaches sexual maturity at 2 years, with an approximate size of 17 cm. Spawning happens from January to March. Egg size 0.8-0.9 mm; larval length at hatching 2.6 mm. Also Ref. 28504.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - 50 m , usually 0 - 50 m . Subtropical; 48°N - 36°S, 29°W - 42°E south to South Africa.
🌿 Ecology
shellfish and other benthic invertebrates which it picks from the sediment (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diplodus rondeletii | Valenciennes | 1830 | Synonym |
| Diplodus sargus sargus | - | - | Synonym |
| Sargus raucus | Geoffroy St.Hilaire | 1809 | Synonym |
| Sargus rondelettii | Valenciennes | 1830 | Synonym |
| Sargus vetula | Valenciennes | 1830 | Synonym |
| Sparus cinctus | Walbaum | 1792 | Synonym |
| Sparus sargus | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Sparus varatulus | Rafinesque | 1810 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 55 records indexed .
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