Argyrosomus regius

Size range: 15-70 cm

Common size: ( 150 cm in fishbase)???

Habitat:

  • Hard - rocky, wrecks
  • Soft - sand
  • Juveniles and sub-adults enter estuaries and coastal lagoons

Water column position:

  • Supra-benthic

Colors & patterns: Body colour pearly-silver, with bronze traits dorsally, large head with quite small eyes,truncated tail

specify differences between: ??

  • Females
  • males
  • Juveniles
  • Special patterns (for example, a breeding pattern)

Behavior:

  1. Whether the species is:
  • Transient -migratory moving along shore or offshore-onshore

2. Activity:???

  • Diurnal

3. Approach: ??

  • Shy
  • Indifferent
  • Easily approached
  • Bald
  • Followers

4. A concise description of any unique behavior (breeding, nesting, cleaning etc.).

Schooling characteristics:

  • Solitary
  • Large schools - They congregate inshore to spawn during spring and summer

Native/Exotic:

Native (anti-Lessepsian migrants )

EM notes: description of special east Mediterranean characteristics.