Sparidae

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.