Curled picarel (Centracanthus cirrus)

Scientific name: Centracanthus cirrus Rafinesque, 1810

Curled picarel (Centracanthus cirrus)

The Curled picarel (Centracanthus cirrus) is a marine fish of the family Centracanthidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Portugal, Morocco (off south coast), Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and the Mediterranean. Reported from Mauritania.

Biology

Neritic. Found over rocks or gravelly bottoms. To depth of 200 m and from 327-464 m in the eastern Ionian Sea. Breeding stock approach the coast in summer. Eggs are pelagic.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Centracanthus cirrus
Family
Centracanthidae (Picarels)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
34.0
Common length
12.0
Depth range
464 m (1522 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 464 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Portugal, Morocco (off south coast), Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and the Mediterranean. Reported from Mauritania.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor 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.

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