picarel

Spicara maena

Twenty Five Centimeters Seabream of the Mediterranean Sea

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Europe
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Spicara maena, the blotched picarel, is a species of ray-finned fish native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. The male grows to a maximum length of about 25 cm (10 in), and the female reaches 21 cm (8 in). This fish is fished commercially in some areas.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Spicara
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Portugal, Morocco, and Canary Islands including the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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