Dicentrarchus labrax

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Dicentrarchus labrax, commonly known as the European seabass, is a commercially important marine fish native to the coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

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Dicentrarchus labrax canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish species
marine organism
ray-finned fish
activityPattern mostly nocturnal feeder
aquacultureRegion Mediterranean region
eastern Atlantic coasts
authority Linnaeus, 1758
binomialName Dicentrarchus labrax NERFINISHED
bodyColor silvery-grey
bodyShape elongated
class Actinopterygii
commercialUse aquaculture species
food fish
commonName European sea bass NERFINISHED
European seabass NERFINISHED
sea bass
diet carnivorous
distributionLimit Senegal NERFINISHED
southern Norway NERFINISHED
dorsalFins two separate dorsal fins
eggType pelagic eggs
family Moronidae NERFINISHED
fishingMethod gillnetting
hook and line
trawling
genus Dicentrarchus NERFINISHED
habitat brackish waters
coastal waters
estuaries
lagoons
importance commercially important
IUCNStatus Least Concern
kingdom Animalia
maximumLength about 1 meter
morphologicalFeature large mouth
slightly forked tail
nativeTo Black Sea NERFINISHED
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED
eastern Atlantic Ocean
order Moroniformes NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
preysOn cephalopods
crustaceans
small fish
reproduction spawning in winter
salinityTolerance euryhaline
taxonRank species
temperaturePreference temperate waters
typicalLength 30–70 cm

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Moronidae containsTaxon Dicentrarchus labrax