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Sea bass

Order Perciformes

Family Moronidae

Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Elongated, deep body and covered with large scales. Fleshy lips and toothed tongue. 2 dorsal fins separated by a short space. Greenish gray or leaden on the back, shiny silver on the flanks and silvery white on the belly. It weighs up to 10 kg.

Characteristics

FAO code
BSS

Specie
Dicentrarchus labrax

Type
White fish

FAO Fishing Areas

Area 1: Africa - Inland waters
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 4: Asia - Inland waters
Area 5: Europe - Inland waters

Fishing seasons

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International denominations

Germany Wolfsbarsch

France Loup

Italy Spigola

Portugal Robalo legítimo

United Kingdom Sea bass

Japan Suzuki-no-rui

Fishing areas

Fishing arts

Aquaculture

Gillnets

Hooks

Trawls

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