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spotted sea-bass (Dicentrarchus punctatus)
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spotted sea-bass (Dicentrarchus punctatus) specimen
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Moronidae

spotted sea-bass

Dicentrarchus punctatus

Seventy Centimeters Seabass from European Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

spotted sea-bass is a marine fish from Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits coastal waters. The largest recorded length is 70 cm.

Family
Moronidae
Maximum length
70 cm
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: English Channel (occasional) southward along the coasts of Europe and Morocco to Senegal and the Canary Islands; also southern Mediterranean and the Gulf of Suez.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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