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:
- 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.