Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801)
Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 29. Rough scales, Second dorsal fin (soft ray) twice as long as first, spiny rayed dorsal fin (Ref. 35388).
Common Names
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Sciaenidae
Genus: Argyrosomus
Species: Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801)
Climate Zone
Location
- Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Gibraltar and Congo, including the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Migrated to the Red Sea via the Suez Canal.
Biology
Adults are found inshore and shelf waters, close to bottom as well as in surface and mid-waters, pursuing shoals of clupeids and mugilids. They congregate inshore to spawn during spring and summer. Juveniles and sub-adults enter estuaries and coastal lagoons (Ref. 3593). Both adults and juveniles are migratory moving along shore or offshore-onshore in response to temperature change (Ref. 11025). Feed on fishes and swimming crustaceans.
Habitat
brackish
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Threat to Humans
Harmless
Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801)