Meagre

• It spawns in estuaries between March and August; juveniles spend their first two or three years in coastal waters before moving offshore.
• It reaches 2.3 m and 103 kg, making it one of the largest coastal fish in the eastern Atlantic.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bony fish)

Habitat and environment

Coastal waters and continental shelf of the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, between 15 and 300 m; adults enter estuaries and brackish water to spawn

Sexual maturity

Males mature at around 61.6 cm; females between 70 and 110 cm (Gulf of Cádiz)

Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Argyrosomus regius

The pins mark the parks and dive sites where its presence is documented.