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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.
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

