Size range: 30 cm - 100 cm SL (Fishbase) | max 120cm - Fishes of Europe and the Mediterranean
Common size: 60-90 cm - Fishes of Europe and the Mediterranean | Common length 50 cm SL (FIshbase)
Depth range: 0-5m (15m ?) - Fishes of the Mediterranean | 0-10m (120m) - Fishbase
Habitat: Specify the title (Hard, Soft or Vegetation) and the type:
Soft - (usually above) sand and mud
Hard - rocky (Fishbase)
Mostly in Coastal areas with high organic content such as estuaries or harbors
Water column position:
Benthopelagic (Fishbase)
Schooling characteristics:
Large schools
Colors & patterns:
Thick translucent tissue around eye (difficult to see underwater)
Back greenish, silvery-grey sides (sometimes yellowish)
White belly
more or less visible grey longitidinal lines
usually a blackish spot on pectoral fin base
Behavior:
Transient
2. Activity:
Mainly Diurnal
3. Approach: (TBC)
4. Unique behavior: (TBC)
5. Feeding characteristic - herbivore, detritivore, zooplanktivore (juveniles up to 3 cm),
Native/Exotic: Native
EM notes: (TBC)