Diplodus vulgaris
Common two-banded seabream
Size range: 20-30 cm
Common size: 22 cm
Max length : 45.0 cm
Depth range: 0 - 160 m
Habitat:
- Hard - rocky (and sometimes sandy) bottoms to depths of 160 m .
Water column position:
- Benthopelagic
Schooling characteristics:
- Small groups
Colors & patterns: Focus on unique characteristics which distinguish the species from others, specify differences between:
- Dark bar on nape
- Black blotch on Caudal peduncle, including rear base of dorsal fin.
- Body deep and compressed
- Body color is silvery with thin yellow-golden lines, head with a blue glint.
Behavior:
- Young ones sometimes found in seagrass beds.
- Potentially hermaphroditic .
Feeding : Rustaceans, worms and mollusks
Native/Exotic:
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