Gilt-head bream
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 Sparus aurata
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| Sparus aurata L., 1758 |
The gilt-head (sea) bream Sparus aurata (Linn.) is a fish of the bream family Sparidae found in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern coastal regions of the North Atlantic Ocean. It grows to about 60 cm long.
The gilt-head bream is generally considered the best-tasting of the breams and has given the whole family of Sparidae its name.
In Portugal the fish is referred to as "Golden Bream," "Orata," or "Dourada," and is widely available as a fresh fish meal in local restaurants along the Algarve. Ιn Turkey τhe fish is referred to as "çipura" or "çupra" and in Greece and Cyprus as "tsipoúra" (τσιπούρα).
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- Alan Davidson, Mediterranean Seafood, Penguin, 1972. ISBN 0-14-046174-4, pp. 86-108.
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