Possible confusions
On la différencie de la Dorade royale par l'absence du bandeau jaune entre ses yeux.
Species sheet
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Black seabream
Spondyliosoma cantharus (Linnaeus, 1758)
AnimalsSars, sea breams, oblades, toothed breams, marbled breams,...
Taille : 30 et 40 cm (60cm max)
Couleur bleu-gris argenté avec des rayures jaunâtres horizontales (bandes verticales noires pendant la reproduction et de nuit bandes verticales plus claires)
Corps : ovale et plat
Nageoire dorsale unique sur toute la longueur
Nageoire caudale en "V" et bordée de noir
Hermaphrodite protogyne (femelle puis mâle)
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & NorthCanary Islands
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- SeekarpfeGerman (Germany)
- StreifenbrasseGerman (Germany)
- CántaraEuropean Spanish
- ChopaEuropean Spanish
- PañosaEuropean Spanish
- Dorade griseFrench (France)
- CantreFrench (France)
- TanudeFrench (France)
- TanudaFrench (France)
- SargFrench (France)
- GrisetFrench (France)
- GalletFrench (France)
- CanthèreFrench (France)
- CantheFrench (France)
- CanthareFrench (France)
- CantarelaFrench (France)
- Brème griseFrench (France)
- Brème de merFrench (France)
- CantarellaItalian (Italy)
- CantaroItalian (Italy)
- TanutaItalian (Italy)
- ZeekarperDutch (Netherlands)
- ChoupaEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- marinespecies http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127066#sources
- fishbase. https://www.fishbase.se/summary/1356
- LE BRIS Sylvain,PEAN Michel GUICHARD Benjamin in : DORIS, 23/07/2017 : Spondyliosoma cantharus (Linnaeus, 1758), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/742
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 24/05/2020 : Spondyliosoma cantharus (Linnaeus, 1758), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/517
Modification history
- Modified by Pierre Corbrion on 21/05/2020
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