Brown meagre
📖 Overview
Occurs in shallow coastal waters mainly on rocky and sandy bottoms, often entering estuaries and more active at night. Also inhabits caves and reefs . Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans . SCUBA diving observations suggest this to be a very calm fish with remarkable buoyancy control and an ability to move without much apparent effort . Marketed fresh and frozen; in Turkey, otoliths are ground to a powder and used as remedy for urinary tract infections .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23 - 25; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. : fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Brown meagre is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Brown meagre is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 200 m . Subtropical; 51°N - 13°N, 19°W - 42°E
🌿 Ecology
small fishes and crustaceans (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Brown meagre 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 | 20.1 g |
| Omega-3 (total) | 355 mg |
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Brown meagre has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Brown Meagre · sea raven · Corb |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | Ghourâb |
| 🏳️Catalan | Corball · Corball de roca |
| 🌍CES | smuha tmavá |
| 🌍COS | Crou, Guardia secca |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Brun ørnefisk |
| 🇩🇪German | Meerrabe · Seebarsch |
| 🌍ELL | Skaros · Syaki · Σκιός |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | rummuttaja |
| 🇫🇷French | Corb Commun · Corb Noir · Corb du Cameroun · Corb, Corb noir, Corb commun · Vieille Noire · corb · maigre |
| 🌍HEB | אוכם גדול-קוץ |
| 🇭🇷Croatian | Kavala · Konj · Krap · Skoumpri |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Acula · Aculotta · Aloca · Corbaglio · Corbello · Corbo · Corbo falso · Corveddu · Corvina di sasso · Corvo · Corvo bastardo · Corvo di fortiera · Crou · Cubeddu · Cuervulu · Cuorvo · Curviellu · Gatte · Gorbagiu · Ladola · Lavica · Locca · Obyknovennaya stavrida · Ombra · Ombre · Ombrina leccia · Papalvo · Paparella · Pesce cornuto · Pescio cappon · Spada · Umbrina · corvina |
| 🌍MLT | Gharab · Gharbi · Gurbell · Gurbell tork · Toriki · Tork |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | zeeraaf · zwarte ombervis |
| 🌍OCI | Pei coua, Peï-qua |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Kulbak czarny · kulbin czarny |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Roncadeira · Roncadeira-preta · Corvina |
| 🌍RON | Corb-de-mare |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Teleskop-kardinalfisk · Temnyi Gorbyl · Горбыль темный · Тёмный горбыль · Чёрный горбыль |
| 🌍SLV | Kaval · Konj |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Corvallo · Corvina · Verrugato |
| 🌍SQI | Korb i zi · korbi i zi |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | Korpfisk |
| 🌍TUR | Eşkina · Eşkine · Eşkine baliği · Işkine baliği · Mavruşkil · iskine · kaya levregi |
| 🌍UKR | Горбань темний · Мелакопія темна |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 弓背石首魚 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bairdiella umbra | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Coracinus chalcis | Pallas | 1814 | Synonym |
| Corvina canariensis | Cuvier | 1830 | Synonym |
| Corvina nigra | Bloch | 1792 | Synonym |
| Corvina umbra | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Johnius umbra | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Sciaena nigra | Bloch | 1792 | Heterotypic |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 679 records indexed .
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