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Blue-spotted sea bream (Lat. Pagrus coeruleostrictus). Coastal species whose leaves above muddy, sandy and hard bottom. It prefers to swim close to the rocky and pebble bottom. Grows till 90 cm (10 kg), common 30-50 cm and haunts to 200 m deep. Feeds with shellfish, fish and crabs. It reaches sexual maturity at 2 years old. Spawning migration occurs parallel to the coast with intermittent spawning between spring and autumn over soft bottoms in shallow waters. It catches by trawls, setnets and long-lining.

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Local name

Pagar barjaktar

English name

Blue-spotted sea bream

Scientific name

Pagrus coeruleostrictus

Did you know?

It is important commercial fish!

Weight

Up to 10 kg

Length

Up to 0.9 m

Life span

-

Nutrition

It feeds on shellfish, fish and crabs

Type of diet

Carnivorous

IUCN vulnerability status

Least Concern (IUCN Red List)

Distribution

It is found in Eastern Atlantic: Portugal and Strait of Gibraltar to Angola, including the Mediterranean

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