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Species catalogue
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
BSS
Specie
Dicentrarchus labrax
Dicentrarchus labrax
Type
White fish
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
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
International denominations
Germany
Wolfsbarsch
France
Loup
Italy
Spigola
Portugal
Robalo legítimo
United Kingdom
Sea bass
Japan
Suzuki-no-rui
Fishing areas
