Striped Seabream
Lithognathus mormyrus
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Sparidae
The sand steenbras or striped seabream (Lithognathus mormyrus) is a species of marine fish in the family Sparidae, colloquially known as the common bastardfish for nipping at the legs of swimmers. It is found in shallow water in the Mediterranean Sea and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from France to South Africa. It also occurs in the Red Sea and off the coast of Mozambique in the Indian Ocean.
Le marbré (Lithognathus mormyrus) est une espèce de poissons marins de la famille des Sparidés. Alimentation Le marbré est un poisson fouisseur qui fréquente les zones sableuses et sablo-vaseuses. Son alimentation se constitue donc de vers (annélides), de petits crustacés (crabes, bernard-l'hermite, matchottes...)
El pez herrera (Lithognathus mormyrus) o simplemente herrera es una especie de pez actinopterigio del orden de los perciformes que pertenece a la familia de los espáridos. Se distribuye desde el Cantábrico al Mar Negro y Mar de Azov hasta Sudáfrica. También se distribuye en el Índico y el Mar Rojo.
Distribution
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Sparidae