Size range: 90 cm (Fishes of Europe and the mediterranean) | 75 cm (Fishbase)

Common size: 40-60 cm (Fishes of Europe and the Mediterranean) | 32 cm (FishBase.)

Depth range: 0-5m (20m) (Fishes of Europe and the Mediterranean)

Habitat:

  • Hard - rocky
  • Soft - sand

Water column position: (TBC)

Schooling characteristics:

  • often Small groups, sometimes large shoals

Colors & patterns:

  • Pectoral fin greyish, upper part darker
  • Fins are often dark
  • back greyish
  • white belly
  • silvery sides
  • Usually well-defined dark longitudinal stripes

Behavior:

  • Transient

2. Activity: (TBC)

3. Approach:

  • Shy when in small groups
  • Sometimes Indifferent in large shoals

4. Unique behavior: (TBC)

5. Feeding characteristic - zooplanktivore (juveniles), herbivore, detritivore, crustaceavore

Native/Exotic: Native


EM notes: description of special east Mediterranean characteristics.