Karanteen Seabream
Crenidens crenidens
- Group: Other
- Max size: 30 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A seabream of shallow, muddy, quiet coastal water, the karanteen grazes mainly on algae and takes crustaceans and worms as well. Caught year round in the northern Indian Ocean for fresh eating and used as bait further south, it grows to about 30 centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Sparidae › Crenidens
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 127048.
FAQ
- Is the Karanteen Seabream dangerous to divers?
- The Karanteen Seabream is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Karanteen Seabream get?
- The Karanteen Seabream grows to about 30 cm.