Bigeye picarel (Spicara alta)

Scientific name: Spicara alta Os?rio, 1917

The Bigeye picarel (Spicara alta) is a marine fish of the family Centracanthidae. Native range: Eastern Central Atlantic, Dakar, Senegal to southern Angola. Reported from Mauritania.

Species facts

Scientific name: Spicara alta
Family: Centracanthidae (Picarels)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 30.0
Common length: 20.0
Depth range: 100–300 m (328–984 ft)
Environment: Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 100 - 300 m, usually 150 - 200 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Eastern Central Atlantic: Dakar, Senegal to southern Angola. Reported from Mauritania.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

Last updated 27 September 2026