Blackspot picarel (Spicara melanurus)

Scientific name: Spicara melanurus Valenciennes, 1830

Blackspot picarel (Spicara melanurus)

The Blackspot picarel (Spicara melanurus) is a marine fish of the family Centracanthidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Madeira, Cape Verde and off Senegal. Possibly occurs as far south as Angola, but records south of Senegal need to be verified.

Species facts

Scientific name
Spicara melanurus
Family
Centracanthidae (Picarels)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
25.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic, usually 100 - 250 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Madeira, Cape Verde and off Senegal. Possibly occurs as far south as Angola, but records south of Senegal need to be verified.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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.

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