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Picarel (Lat. Spicara flexuosa). Leaves in schools above different substrates from 20-150 m deep. Grows till 18 cm and reaches around 200 g. There is usually one large dark blotch above the tip of the pectoral fin. Feeds with small invertebrates, usually with crabs. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite, starting life as a female and later changing into a male. Catches by trawls, setnets, bottom trawls and handlines.
Local name
Gira
English name
Picarel
Scientific name
Spicara flexuosa
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It is a protogynous hermaphrodite, starting life as a female and later changing into a male
Weight
Up to 0.2 kg
Length
Up to 0.18 m
Life span
5 years
Nutrition
Feeds with small invertebrates, usually with crabs
Type of diet
Carnivorous
IUCN vulnerability status
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)
Distribution
It is found in the Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. Its Atlantic range extends from Morocco and the Canary Islands northwards to Portugal