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Species catalogue
Old wife
Order
Perciformes
Family
Sparidae
Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Oval and compressed body. Relatively small head, with concave profile. Medium mouth with 4-6 rows of pointed, small teeth with each jaw. Large eyes. Bluish gray or brownish on dorsum, Silver flanks. It measures up to 51 cm. It weighs up to 3 kg.
Characteristics
FAO code
BRB
BRB
Specie
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Type
White fish
White fish
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
- Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Fishing seasons
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International denominations
Germany
Streifenbrassen
France
Griset
Italy
Tanuta
Portugal
Choupa
United Kingdom
Old wife
Japan
Kurodai
Fishing areas
Fishing arts
Hooks
Pots traps
Purse seines
Trawls
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