Bony fish
European Seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
Also known as: Bass, Capemouth, Common Bass, European Bass, King-of-the-Mullets, Sea Bass, Sea Dace, Sea Perch, White Bar, White Mullet, White Salmon
ALSO KNOWN AS
- Bass
- Capemouth
- Common Bass
- European Bass
- King-of-the-Mullets
- Sea Bass
- Sea Dace
- Sea Perch
- White Bar
- White Mullet
- White Salmon
NTNear ThreatenedIUCN Red List, 2024
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Overview
Found singly, in summer over shallow shorelines, going much deeper in winter, around coastal areas, in estuaries, lagoons and occasionally rivers.
Juvenile form schools and feed on invertebrates.
These are ocean going fish and commercially fished.
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How to identify
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean, Black Sea
- Exact location · 3
- Country only · 1
LIVES IN
Found singly, in summer over shallow shorelines, going much deeper in winter, around coastal areas, in estuaries, lagoons and occasionally rivers.
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Adult photos 4
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ALL STAGES
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More in the family
Temperate Basses (Moronidae)
