Dicentrarchus punctatus

Size range: 10 - 30 cm

Maximum length: 70 cm

Common size: 30 cm

Habitat:

• Soft - sandy, muddy or coarse ground
• Coastal marine and brackish water

Water column position:

• Pelagic-Neritic

Colors & patterns:

• Silvery grey, back bluish in life
• Juveniles and adults with small dark markings scattered over back and sides
• Very distinct black spot on opercle
• Two separate dorsal fins

Behavior:

• Transient - not related to specific sites
• Diurnal
• Shy

Schooling characteristics:

• Small groups

Feeding characteristics: mainly on shrimps and mollusks, also fishes

Native