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Striped Seabream – Lithognathus mormyrus

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  1. On sand, and striped. I like straightforward names :) Posted 4 years ago
    1. and indeed they are very close to the bottom all the time so that may be why the also call then sand steenbras Posted 4 years ago

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The sand steenbras or striped seabream is a species of marine fish in the family Sparidae. 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. The IUCN has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

Similar species: Perch-like Fishes
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Nov 27, 2019. Captured Apr 30, 2019 22:19 in Paseo Barrilla, 2, 35510 Tías, Las Palmas, Spain.
  • TG-5
  • f/5.6
  • 1/160s
  • ISO320
  • 14.41mm