One of the 2 basses on WAnimals
Bony fish · Perciformes · Serranidae
Dicentrarchus labrax
It could become threatened in the near future if current threats go unchecked.
It is one of the most important species in Mediterranean aquaculture, alongside the gilt-head bream.
Weight
6.6 kg on average
Size
40 cm – 60 cm
Life expectancy
6 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Irregular activity
Active at irregular times, by day or night depending on circumstances.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: ResearchGate · NW IFCA · PMC · ScienceDirect Agriscigroup · CABI Compendium
Best time: From winter to spring, when it gathers to spawn; the rest of the year it hunts in estuaries, surf and river mouths.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 20 of 126.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Sea Bass — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about sea bass.
The pins mark the parks and dive sites where its presence is documented.
