Blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo)

Scientific name: Pagellus bogaraveo Br?nnich, 1768

Blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo)

The Blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo) is a marine fish of the family Sparidae.

Biology

Inshore waters above various types of bottom (rocks, sand, mud) to 400 m (Mediterranean) and 700 m (Atlantic); young near the coast, adults on the continental slope specially over muddy bottoms. Omnivorous, but feed mainly on crustaceans, mollusks, worms and small fish. Protandric hermaphrodites, become females at 20-30 cm length. Adults move towards the coast up to the edge of the continental shelf to spawn from January to June. Important foodfish. Marketed fresh and frozen; consumed pan-fried, broiled and baked.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pagellus bogaraveo
Family
Sparidae (Porgies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
70.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
700 m (2297 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 700 m, usually 150 - 300 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Norway, Strait of Gibraltar to Cape Blanc in Mauritania, Madeira, Canary Islands, and western Mediterranean (rare beyond the Sicilian Strait). Reported from Iceland.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.09-0.1; tmax=15; tm=4-5; Fec=70,000)

Sources

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

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