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Black seabream

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Black seabream

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Also known as Spondyliosoma cantharus

species of fish

Species

Least Concern

black seabream

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassTeleostei
  3. OrderEupercaria incertae sedis
  4. FamilySparidae
Habitatmarine
Observations1,264

via IUCN

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Encyclopedic overview

The black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. This fish has a wide distribution in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean and Black Seas. The black seabream is an important food fish, especially in Europe.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Black seabream” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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