Pagellus acarne

Size range: 10 - 30 cm

Depth range: 20 - 100

Habitat:

• Soft - sandy and muddy bottom
• Vegetation - sea grass meadow

Water column position:

• Supra-benthic

Schooling characteristics:

• Small groups
• Large schools

Colors & patterns:

• Body silvery-pink with a dark brown to red spot at the upper base of pectoral fin
• Eye diameter equal or slightly smaller than snout

Behavior:

• Transient - not related to specific sites
• Diurnal
• Shy

Feeding characteristic - Omnivorous, but prefer worms, mollusks and small crustaceans

Native