Annular sea bream
Annular sea bream in Menorca (Balearic Island, Spain)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Spariformes
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Diplodus
Species:
D. annularis
Binomial name
Diplodus annularis
Synonyms
  • Sciaena melanura Pallas, 1814
  • Sparus annularis Linnaeus, 1758
  • Sparus sparlotus Rafinesque, 1810
  • Sparus sparulus Lacepède, 1802

The annular sea bream (Diplodus annularis) is a species of seabream belonging to the family Sparidae.[2]

Description

Diplodus annularis can reach a length of about 28 centimetres (11 in), but usually it is approximately 13 cm long.[2] The body is generally grey-silver and yellowish, with a dark band on the caudal peduncle.[3]

Distribution and habitat

This species is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea, in the Black and Azov Seas and in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean: Madeira, Canary Islands, also off the coast of Portugal, north to the Bay of Biscay.[2]

It inhabits rocky, sandy bottoms and seagrass beds.[3] On sandy bottoms, it can be often found following species that dig the sand and trying to steal their food.

Fishing

It is often caught in various nets, fish traps and light longlines. Locally, it is very important catch for artisanal fishermen and can be often found fresh in local fish markets.

In sport fishing, it is often caught from shore or from boat on rod and real or handline and in shallow waters often on rigs with floats. It is not very picky about its bait and will grab hooks baited with small chunks of fish, various worms, small prawns, mussels, various pastes, bread, cheese and similar. Sometimes it can be caught while trolling from shore on European seabass or common dentex using live prawns as bait.

Larger specimens are often caught with a speargun.

References

  1. ↑ Russell, B.; Carpenter, K. E.; Pollard, D. (2014) [amended version of 2009 assessment]. "Diplodus annularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T170260A1303905.en. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  2. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2020). "Diplodus annularis" in FishBase. 6 2020 version.
  3. 1 2 "Diplodus annularis – Fishes of the Northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean". Linnaeus NG. Archived from the original on 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
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