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Centracanthus cirrus Rafinesque, 1810 Curled picarel |
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photo by
Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP |
| Family: | Sparidae (Porgies) | |||
| Max. size: | 34 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range 1 - 464 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Portugal, Morocco (off south coast), Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and the Mediterranean. Reported from Mauritania (Ref. 55783). | |||
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| Biology: | Neritic. Found over rocks or gravelly bottoms (Ref. 7349). To depth of 200 m (Ref. 7349) and from 327-464 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Breeding stock approach the coast in summer (Ref. 6518). Eggs are pelagic (Ref. 6518). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 August 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||