salema

Sarpa salpa

Fifty One Centimeters Seabream of the South African Coast

salema is known from Eastern Atlantic as a fish. The largest recorded length is 51 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Sarpa
Maximum length: 51 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay and Strait of Gibraltar to Sierra Leone, including Madeira, the Canary Islands, and Cape Verde; Congo to South Africa. Also present in the Mediterranean.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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