Common two-banded seabream (Diplodus vulgaris)

Scientific name: Diplodus vulgaris Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817

Common two-banded seabream (Diplodus vulgaris)

The Common two-banded seabream (Diplodus vulgaris) is a marine fish of the family Sparidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Bay of Biscay to Cape Verde and the Canary Islands including the Mediterranean and Black Sea (off Bulgaria); also from Angola to South Africa.

Biology

A euryhaline species inhabiting rocky and sometimes sandy bottoms to depths of 160 m, but more commonly in less than 50 m. The young are sometimes found in seagrass beds. Adults feed on crustaceans, worms and mollusks. Important food fish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diplodus vulgaris
Family
Sparidae (Porgies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Common length
22.0
Depth range
0–160 m (0–525 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 160 m, usually 0 - 30 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to Cape Verde and the Canary Islands including the Mediterranean and Black Sea (off Bulgaria); also from Angola to South Africa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.26-0.4; tmax=6; tm=2)

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Sources

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

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