Spondyliosoma cantharus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Black seabream

Species recognized by R Froese & D Pauly (eds),  in 
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Spondyliosoma cantharus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Found over seagrass beds and rocky and sandy bottoms to about 300 m (Ref. 3688). Gregarious, sometimes in large schools (Ref. 3688). Omnivorous, feeding on seaweeds and small invertebrates, especially crustaceans (Ref. 3688). Protogynic hermaphrodite (Ref. 4781). An important food fish.

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