Least ConcernWhite Seabream
Diplodus sargus
One of the 2 mojarras on WAnimals
Bony fish · Perciformes · Sparidae
Diplodus vulgaris
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The common two-banded seabream is an oval, silvery sparid with two broad black bands, one behind the head and one on the caudal peduncle. It lives on rocky bottoms and in Posidonia meadows of the Mediterranean and the nearby Atlantic, where it forms groups and eats invertebrates that it prises off the substrate.
Weight
up to 1.3 kg
Size
15 cm – 45 cm
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Social structure
School
Gathers in coordinated schools, typical of fish.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplodus_vulgaris
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 38.
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The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
