European seabass

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iEuropean seabass
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Moronidae Genus: Dicentrarchus Species: D. labrax
Binomial name
Dicentrarchus labrax Linnaeus, 1758

The European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax, also known as Morone labrax, is a primarily ocean-going fish that sometimes enters brackish and fresh water. It is also known as the sea dace in English, loup de mer in French, and lavraki in Greek. Its habitats include estuaries, lagoons, coastal waters and rivers. It is found in the waters in and around Europe, including the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea; it spawns near the British Isles.

This fish's operculum is serrated and spined. It can grow to a total length of over 1 m (3.3 ft).^[1] The fish has come under increasing pressure from commercial fishing and has recently become the focus in the United Kingdom of a conservation effort by recreational anglers.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Notes

1. ^ FishBase.

[edit] References

• Clover, Charles. 2004. The End of the Line: How overfishing is changing the world and what we eat. Ebury Press, London. ISBN 0-09-189780-7
• "Dicentrarchus labrax". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 2 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
• Dicentrarchus labrax (TSN 170317). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 6 June 2006.