Description
Also known as Cod, Hind, Lettered Perch, Pointed Comber, Redfish, Rockcod, Trout.
Found singly, over rocky bottoms and in seagrass beds, of coral and rocky reefs. Colour varies.
They feed on crustaceans and fish.
Length - 36cm
Depth - 5-150m
Widespread Eastern Atlantic, Black Sea, Mediterranean
Sea Bass are solitary carnivores that hunt near the bottom usually at dusk. Food is drawn into their mouths by a powerful suction when they open their overly large mouths and then swallowed whole.
Spawning is seasonal and controlled by the moons phase. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Serranus-scriba.html
1 comment
Posted by FishI have seen lots of this fish almost under every rock along Turkey's Mediterrenean coast. They are so friendly and curious :)