77:
52:
348:
is supported by 3 spines and 9 or 10 soft rays. The rearmost ray in each fin is clearly more robust than the others. The overall colour is greyish pink, darker dorsally and paler ventrally, with a darker head which is darkest in the space between the eyes. There is a reddish black spot at the bases
486:
twice a year in April to June, with a peak in May, and from
November to January, peaking in December. Off southern Portugal spawning took place over a more extensed period, starting in from May and ending in November. Here the lengths at first maturity were 18.1 cm (7.1 in) for males and
469:
and bony fishes. Fish with length greater than 18 cm (7.1 in) preyed largely on cephalopods, shrimp and bony fishes. The diet varied seasonally here too with crustaceans eaten all year but being more important during the summer while bony fish were the most important prey in autumn and
481:
had reached sexual maturity at a length of 16 cm (6.3 in) while for females this was 12.8 cm (5.0 in). However, at lengths greater than 20.5 cm (8.1 in) females predominated and the overall sex ratio in this study was 1 male for evert 1.27 females, This population
331:
has a moderately laterally flattened, fusiform body with a concave dorsal profile to the head above the eyes, a flat space between the eyes and a conical snout. The scales on the crown extend to are past a line equal to the rear edge of the eye. There are scales on the cheeks but the
33:
459:
and polychaetes being less important components of the diet. Smaller fishes preyed mainly on echinoderms and crustaceans, while fish with lengths between 15 and 18 cm (5.9 and 7.1 in) had diet dominated by shrimp,
340:-like teeth at the rear of the jaws with a band of numerous comb-like teeth immediately behind the front row of pointed teeth. There are 12 or 13 spines and between 10 and 12 soft rays supporting the
502:, Azores and Canary Islands it is the main target species for small-scale commercial fisheries. It is also regarded as a highly value resource in the Mediterranean. In
353:. The fins are pale pink with the unpaired fins sometimes showing brownish-red edges. The inside of the mouth is orange. The axillary seabream has a maximum published
404:
species occurs at depths between 0 and 500 m (0 and 1,640 ft), commonest between 40 and 100 m (130 and 330 ft), on a variety of substrates and in
1113:
290:. Some authorities classify this genus in the subfamily Pagellinae, but the 5th edition of Fishes of the World does not recognise subfamilies within the Sparidae.
1165:
1271:
1087:
629:
1126:
510:
are targeted by multi-species fisheries, both bottom-trawl and artisanal fleets being involved. It is regarded as the most economically important
1191:
798:
691:
1286:
787:
The living marine resources of the
Eastern Central Atlantic Volume 2 Bony fishes part 2 (Perciformes to Tetradontiformes) and Sea turtles
514:
in this fishery in terms of both monetary value and volume landed. As well as being sold as a food fish the ctach is also used to make
1061:
915:
Bensahla Talet Lotfi; Gherram, Malika; Dalouche, Fatiha; Bensahla Talet, Ahmed; and
Boutiba, Zitouni (2017). "Reproductive biology of
1243:
451:
were the most important components of the diet. Off the coast of Egypt the diet of this specuies was dominated by crustaceans,
1281:
601:
643:
1131:
1152:
1035:
243:, which includes the seabreams and porgies. This fish is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
1170:
435:. The diet varied seasonally and adults preyed on a greater variety of prey than juveniles. Another study in the
76:
302:
975:
884:
Rizkalla, SI; Wadie, WF; El-Zahaby, AS; and
Elserafy, Sabry (1999). "Feeding habits of sea Breams (Genus
1217:
1040:
171:
1235:
1248:
1022:
1013:
675:
625:
309:
336:
is naked. The mouth is horizontal and has fleshy lips. Each jaw has pointed teeth at the front with
572:
286:
255:
41:
732:
317:
197:
71:
1222:
1118:
1276:
1204:
1048:
794:
781:
705:
697:
687:
638:
545:
1209:
1144:
928:
897:
864:
829:
756:"Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 6): Families GERREIDAE, LETHRINIDAE, NEMIPTERIDAE and SPARIDAE"
679:
667:
567:
237:
814:
Rafika Fehri-Bedoui; Emna
Mokrani; and Oum Kalthoum Ben Hassine (2009). "Feeding habits of
1178:
919:(Risso, 1827) (Teleostei: Sparidae) off western Algerian waters (Western Mediterranean)".
820:
713:
483:
313:
278:
1027:
793:. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Rome: FAO. pp. 2567–2620.
393:
385:
233:
118:
1265:
1139:
597:
558:
549:
511:
466:
420:
373:
369:
337:
266:
188:
61:
56:
947:
1053:
452:
354:
350:
333:
1157:
1100:
1007:
833:
507:
474:
281:
128:
998:
357:
of 36 cm (14 in), although 25 cm (9.8 in) is more typical.
456:
448:
436:
432:
424:
341:
32:
1066:
709:
498:
is an important species in commercial fisheries throughout its range. In the
932:
717:
515:
503:
397:
263:
88:
785:
683:
1074:
992:
869:
848:
610:
519:
470:
winter. This is thought to be a result of seasonal availability of prey.
444:
428:
405:
401:
345:
240:
148:
138:
108:
1183:
755:
439:
also found that this species is a carnivore with a varied diet but here
1092:
901:
499:
462:
440:
381:
1105:
1079:
389:
377:
98:
969:
392:
and Cape Verde. It also occurs throughout the
Mediterranean Sea and
853:(Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Sparidae), in the central Aegean Sea"
1230:
784:(2016). "Sparidae". In Carpenter, K.E. and De Angelis, N. (eds.).
701:
320:
had applied the name to this species "quite arbitrarily" in 1554.
946:
Coelho, Rui; Bentes, Luis; Gonçalves, Jorge; et al. (2005).
372:
and
Denmark, where it is rare in both regions, south through the
1196:
478:
270:
973:
733:"An annotated checklist of the fishes of the family Sparidae"
423:
found that these fishes preyed on 36 species of prey, mainly
312:, writing in 1830, said that the name had been taken from
818:(Sparidae) in the Gulf of Tunis, central Mediterranean".
948:"Age, growth and reproduction of the axillary seabream,
956:
890:
Journal of King
Abdulaziz University-Marine Sciences
982:
628:; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.).
952:(Risso, 1827), from the South coast of Portugal"
760:The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database
368:is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the
573:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T170229A1297432.en
849:"Age, growth, and diet of axillary seabream,
273:on the French Mediterranean coast. The genus
8:
277:is placed in the family Sparidae within the
970:
592:
590:
506:, the stocks of axillary seabreams in the
50:
31:
20:
888:) in the Egyptian Mediterranean waters".
868:
662:
660:
571:
487:17.6 cm (6.9 in) for females.
419:is a carnivorous species, a study in the
754:Christopher Scharpf (12 January 2024).
670:; Grande, T.C.; Wilson, M.V.H. (2016).
531:
539:
537:
535:
308:which Risso did not explain, however,
7:
1236:A5CC5F22-2377-A3C8-AEAD-9E6821405675
1272:IUCN Red List least concern species
559:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
14:
857:Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria
269:with its type locality given as
75:
644:California Academy of Sciences
1:
674:(5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ:
1287:Taxa named by Antoine Risso
847:Uçkun İlhan, Dilek (2018).
834:10.3989/scimar.2009.73n4667
1303:
921:Cahiers de Biologie Marine
548:& Pollard, D. (2014).
473:The axillary seabream is
203:
196:
177:
170:
72:Scientific classification
70:
48:
39:
30:
23:
600:; Pauly, Daniel (eds.).
361:Distribution and habitat
933:10.21411/CBM.A.D5BB353B
614:. October 2023 version.
396:but is absent from the
232:is a species of marine
1282:Fish described in 1827
630:"Species in the genus
380:to Senegal, including
376:and Atlantic coast of
284:by the 5th edition of
1218:Paleobiology Database
762:. Christopher Scharpf
684:10.1002/9781119174844
676:John Wiley & Sons
626:Eschmeyer, William N.
566:: e.T170229A1297432.
455:and echinoderms with
731:Parenti, P. (2019).
678:. pp. 502–506.
310:Achille Valenciennes
672:Fishes of the World
287:Fishes of the World
254:was first formally
42:Conservation status
902:10.4197/mar.10-1.8
870:10.3750/AIEP/02454
477:, 50% of males in
318:Guillaume Rondelet
1259:
1258:
1205:Open Tree of Life
976:Taxon identifiers
800:978-92-5-109267-5
782:Kent E. Carpenter
693:978-1-118-34233-6
639:Catalog of Fishes
236:belonging to the
226:axillary seabream
217:
216:
211:
65:
1294:
1252:
1251:
1239:
1238:
1226:
1225:
1213:
1212:
1200:
1199:
1187:
1186:
1174:
1173:
1161:
1160:
1158:NHMSYS0020752149
1148:
1147:
1135:
1134:
1122:
1121:
1109:
1108:
1096:
1095:
1083:
1082:
1070:
1069:
1057:
1056:
1044:
1043:
1031:
1030:
1018:
1017:
1016:
1003:
1002:
1001:
971:
964:
963:
943:
937:
936:
912:
906:
905:
881:
875:
874:
872:
844:
838:
837:
811:
805:
804:
792:
778:
772:
771:
769:
767:
751:
745:
744:
728:
722:
721:
664:
655:
654:
652:
650:
622:
616:
615:
594:
585:
584:
582:
580:
575:
541:
230:Spanish seabream
209:
183:
80:
79:
59:
54:
53:
35:
21:
1302:
1301:
1297:
1296:
1295:
1293:
1292:
1291:
1262:
1261:
1260:
1255:
1247:
1242:
1234:
1229:
1221:
1216:
1208:
1203:
1195:
1190:
1182:
1179:Observation.org
1177:
1169:
1164:
1156:
1151:
1143:
1138:
1130:
1125:
1117:
1112:
1104:
1099:
1091:
1086:
1078:
1073:
1065:
1060:
1052:
1047:
1039:
1034:
1028:Pagellus_acarne
1026:
1021:
1014:Pagellus acarne
1012:
1011:
1006:
997:
996:
991:
984:Pagellus acarne
978:
968:
967:
950:Pagellus acarne
945:
944:
940:
917:Pagellus acarne
914:
913:
909:
883:
882:
878:
851:Pagellus acarne
846:
845:
841:
821:Scientia Marina
816:Pagellus acarne
813:
812:
808:
801:
790:
780:
779:
775:
765:
763:
753:
752:
748:
730:
729:
725:
694:
666:
665:
658:
648:
646:
624:
623:
619:
604:Pagellus acarne
596:
595:
588:
578:
576:
552:Pagellus acarne
546:Carpenter, K.E.
543:
542:
533:
528:
496:Pagellus acarne
493:
417:Pagellus acarne
414:
366:Pagellus acarne
363:
329:Pagellus acarne
326:
314:Pliny the Elder
299:Pagellus acarne
296:
252:Pagelles acarne
249:
234:ray-finned fish
221:Pagellus acarne
192:
185:
181:Pagellus acarne
179:
166:
74:
66:
55:
51:
44:
25:Pagellus acarne
17:
16:Species of fish
12:
11:
5:
1300:
1298:
1290:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1274:
1264:
1263:
1257:
1256:
1254:
1253:
1240:
1227:
1214:
1201:
1188:
1175:
1162:
1149:
1136:
1123:
1110:
1097:
1084:
1071:
1058:
1045:
1032:
1019:
1004:
988:
986:
980:
979:
974:
966:
965:
938:
907:
876:
863:(4): 329–339.
839:
828:(4): 667–678.
806:
799:
773:
746:
723:
692:
656:
617:
598:Froese, Rainer
586:
530:
529:
527:
524:
492:
489:
413:
410:
394:Sea of Marmara
386:Canary Islands
362:
359:
325:
322:
295:
292:
262:by the French
248:
245:
215:
214:
213:
212:
201:
200:
194:
193:
186:
175:
174:
168:
167:
163:P. acarne
160:
158:
154:
153:
146:
142:
141:
136:
132:
131:
126:
122:
121:
119:Actinopterygii
116:
112:
111:
106:
102:
101:
96:
92:
91:
86:
82:
81:
68:
67:
49:
46:
45:
40:
37:
36:
28:
27:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1299:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1269:
1267:
1250:
1245:
1241:
1237:
1232:
1228:
1224:
1219:
1215:
1211:
1206:
1202:
1198:
1193:
1189:
1185:
1180:
1176:
1172:
1167:
1163:
1159:
1154:
1150:
1146:
1141:
1137:
1133:
1128:
1124:
1120:
1115:
1111:
1107:
1102:
1098:
1094:
1089:
1085:
1081:
1076:
1072:
1068:
1063:
1059:
1055:
1050:
1046:
1042:
1037:
1033:
1029:
1024:
1020:
1015:
1009:
1005:
1000:
994:
990:
989:
987:
985:
981:
977:
972:
961:
957:
953:
951:
942:
939:
934:
930:
926:
922:
918:
911:
908:
903:
899:
895:
891:
887:
880:
877:
871:
866:
862:
858:
854:
852:
843:
840:
835:
831:
827:
823:
822:
817:
810:
807:
802:
796:
789:
788:
783:
777:
774:
761:
757:
750:
747:
742:
738:
734:
727:
724:
719:
715:
711:
707:
703:
699:
695:
689:
685:
681:
677:
673:
669:
663:
661:
657:
645:
641:
640:
635:
633:
627:
621:
618:
613:
612:
607:
605:
599:
593:
591:
587:
574:
569:
565:
561:
560:
555:
553:
547:
544:Russell, B.;
540:
538:
536:
532:
525:
523:
521:
517:
513:
512:demersal fish
509:
505:
501:
497:
490:
488:
485:
480:
476:
471:
468:
467:mantis shrimp
465:
464:
458:
454:
450:
446:
442:
438:
434:
430:
426:
422:
421:Gulf of Tunis
418:
411:
409:
407:
403:
399:
395:
391:
387:
383:
379:
375:
374:Bay of Biscay
371:
370:British Isles
367:
360:
358:
356:
352:
351:pectoral fins
347:
343:
339:
335:
330:
323:
321:
319:
315:
311:
307:
304:
303:specific name
300:
293:
291:
289:
288:
283:
280:
276:
272:
268:
267:Antoine Risso
265:
261:
260:Pagrus acrane
257:
253:
246:
244:
242:
239:
235:
231:
227:
223:
222:
208:
207:Pagrus acarne
205:
204:
202:
199:
195:
190:
184:
182:
176:
173:
172:Binomial name
169:
165:
164:
159:
156:
155:
152:
151:
147:
144:
143:
140:
137:
134:
133:
130:
127:
124:
123:
120:
117:
114:
113:
110:
107:
104:
103:
100:
97:
94:
93:
90:
87:
84:
83:
78:
73:
69:
63:
58:
57:Least Concern
47:
43:
38:
34:
29:
26:
22:
19:
983:
959:
955:
949:
941:
924:
920:
916:
910:
893:
889:
885:
879:
860:
856:
850:
842:
825:
819:
815:
809:
786:
776:
764:. Retrieved
759:
749:
740:
736:
726:
671:
668:Nelson, J.S.
647:. Retrieved
637:
631:
620:
609:
603:
577:. Retrieved
563:
557:
551:
495:
494:
472:
461:
416:
415:
365:
364:
355:total length
334:preoperculum
328:
327:
305:
298:
297:
285:
274:
259:
251:
250:
229:
225:
220:
219:
218:
206:
180:
178:
162:
161:
149:
24:
18:
1101:iNaturalist
1008:Wikispecies
927:: 443–452.
896:: 125–140.
743:(2): 47–98.
508:Alboran Sea
475:protandrous
457:cephalopods
453:bony fishes
449:polychaetes
433:echinoderms
425:crustaceans
324:Description
282:Spariformes
258:in 1827 as
210:Risso, 1827
129:Spariformes
1266:Categories
766:4 February
702:2015037522
649:4 February
579:4 February
526:References
437:Aegean Sea
344:while the
342:dorsal fin
718:25909650M
710:951899884
516:fish meal
504:Andalucia
491:Fisheries
398:Black Sea
316:and that
294:Etymology
264:zoologist
256:described
157:Species:
95:Kingdom:
89:Eukaryota
1277:Pagellus
1119:10335182
1075:FishBase
999:Q2456701
993:Wikidata
962:: 77–84.
886:Pagellus
737:FishTaxa
632:Pagellus
611:FishBase
520:fish oil
445:decapods
441:copepods
429:molluscs
406:seagrass
402:demersal
346:anal fin
301:has the
275:Pagellus
247:Taxonomy
241:Sparidae
198:Synonyms
150:Pagellus
139:Sparidae
135:Family:
109:Chordata
105:Phylum:
99:Animalia
85:Domain:
62:IUCN 3.1
1093:2392566
500:Algarve
484:spawned
463:Squilla
412:Biology
400:. This
382:Madeira
349:of the
191:, 1827)
145:Genus:
125:Order:
115:Class:
60: (
1249:127057
1223:361512
1210:544876
1197:127057
1145:170229
1132:169213
1106:118656
1067:124168
797:
716:
708:
700:
690:
408:beds.
390:Azores
378:Iberia
306:acarne
238:family
224:, the
1244:WoRMS
1231:Plazi
1171:98817
1114:IRMNG
1062:EUNIS
1054:4BZB6
1041:20670
791:(PDF)
338:molar
279:order
189:Risso
1192:OBIS
1184:2166
1166:NCBI
1140:IUCN
1127:ITIS
1088:GBIF
1036:BOLD
795:ISBN
768:2024
706:OCLC
698:LCCN
688:ISBN
651:2024
581:2024
564:2014
518:and
479:Oran
447:and
431:and
271:Nice
1153:NBN
1080:889
1049:CoL
1023:ADW
929:doi
898:doi
865:doi
830:doi
680:doi
568:doi
228:or
1268::
1246::
1233::
1220::
1207::
1194::
1181::
1168::
1155::
1142::
1129::
1116::
1103::
1090::
1077::
1064::
1051::
1038::
1025::
1010::
995::
960:21
958:.
954:.
925:58
923:.
894:10
892:.
861:48
859:.
855:.
826:73
824:.
758:.
739:.
735:.
714:OL
712:.
704:.
696:.
686:.
659:^
642:.
636:.
608:.
589:^
562:.
556:.
534:^
522:.
443:,
427:,
388:,
384:,
935:.
931::
904:.
900::
873:.
867::
836:.
832::
803:.
770:.
741:4
720:.
682::
653:.
634:"
606:"
602:"
583:.
570::
554:"
550:"
187:(
64:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
