Spotted Seabass
Dicentrarchus punctatus
- Group: Other
- Max size: 70 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A coastal seabass speckled with dark spots, it works sand, muddy sand and rocky bottoms in marine and brackish water and pushes into rivers and even hypersaline lagoons. It hunts shrimps and small fish and grows to around 70 centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Moronidae › Dicentrarchus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 126976.
FAQ
- Is the Spotted Seabass dangerous to divers?
- The Spotted Seabass is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Spotted Seabass get?
- The Spotted Seabass grows to about 70 cm.