Annular seabream (Diplodus annularis)

Scientific name: Diplodus annularis Linnaeus, 1758

Annular seabream (Diplodus annularis)

The Annular seabream (Diplodus annularis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Sparidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Madeira and Canary islands. Also found along the coast of Portugal northward to the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean, Black Sea and Sea of Azov.

Biology

Inhabit chiefly Zostera seagrass beds but also found on Posidonia beds and sandy bottoms, rarely on rocky bottoms. Carnivorous, feed on worms, crustaceans, mollusks, echinoderms and hydrozoans. The sexes are separated, although these fish are potential hermaphrodites; certain individuals are protandric.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diplodus annularis
Family
Sparidae (Porgies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
24.0
Common length
13.0
Depth range
0–90 m (0–295 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 90 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Madeira and Canary islands. Also found along the coast of Portugal northward to the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean, Black Sea and Sea of Azov.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.27-0.54; tmax=7; tm=1; Fec=65,389)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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