Appearance
It has a fuse-shaped blueish-silver body, with a black spot near the tail. The maximum length recorded for this species is 34 centimetres , and maximum recorded weight is 0.93 kilograms . Commonly specimens are around 20 centimetres . The mouth is relatively small, with lower jaw being little bit in front of the upper jaw.It is a gregarious fish, spawning in June and July. The saddled seabream is an omnivorous fish, but feeds mainly on small invertebrates.
![3 Seabreams in 1 photo This is not a great quality image - it was taken standing in less than 1 meter of water using a very old model GoPro camera (Hero4) - but the fact that I could capture 3 of the distinctive Mediterranean Sea Seabreams (top to bottom: Sargo [Diplodus Sargus], Saddled Seabream [Oblada melanura], and Two-banded Seabream [Diplodus vulgaris]) in a single image was pretty cool. This was snorkeling on the Croatian Island of Krk - the water quality was fantastic. Croatia,Geotagged,Krk Island,Oblada melanura,Saddled seabream](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2813/99311_small.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1718236810&Signature=rXx3yWJ5i%2FzTmXN8L6iyte32wRI%3D)
Distribution
It is found over seagrass and rocky bottoms in the Mediterranean Sea, Bay of Biscay, Madeira, Cape Verde, Canary Islands and Strait of Gibraltar to Angola.It can be found between 0 and 30cm, but more commonly between 5 and 20cm. Often can be found near surface, not far away from the shore.
Habitat
It is found over seagrass and rocky bottoms in the Mediterranean Sea, Bay of Biscay, Madeira, Cape Verde, Canary Islands and Strait of Gibraltar to Angola.It can be found between 0 and 30cm, but more commonly between 5 and 20cm. Often can be found near surface, not far away from the shore.
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