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Species catalogue
Striped sea bream
Order
Perciformes
Family
Sparidae
Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Elongated body and flattened at the sides. With head somewhat rounded and snout long. Small eyes at the top. Horizontal mouth with thick lips. Extensible jaws. Long and undivided dorsal fin. Silver gray color with golden spots. It weighs up to 2 kg.
Characteristics
FAO code
SSB
SSB
Specie
Lithognathus mormyrus
Lithognathus mormyrus
Type
Blue fish
Blue 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
International denominations
Germany
Marmorbrassen
France
Marbré commun
Italy
Mormora
Portugal
Ferreira
United Kingdom
Striped sea bream
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