Bronze Seabream

Pachymetopon grande

Bronze Seabream

This bronze seabream keeps close to rocks in coastal waters, grazing a mixed diet of sea squirts, crustaceans and algae. It can reach around 65 centimetres and makes good eating, though it is never common enough to support a real fishery. Numbers are slipping toward threatened.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Sparidae › Pachymetopon

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 218608.

FAQ

Is the Bronze Seabream dangerous to divers?
The Bronze Seabream is harmless to divers.
How big does the Bronze Seabream get?
The Bronze Seabream grows to about 65 cm.