Fish of the Diplodus genus of the Sparidae (sea breams and porgies) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Percoidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Sharpsnout seabream. Photo by © Fabio Crocetta. naturamediterraneo.com)
Sharpsnout seabream (Diplodus puntazzo) was first described in 1792 by the German naturalist Johann Julius Walbaum (1724 – 1799).
It inhabits the depths of up to 150 meters, usually – up to 60 meters. It prefers to swim close to the rocky and sandy bottom. It is a schooling species. The maximum recorded length is 60 cm, specimens up to 30 cm long are more common. The maximum weight is 1.7 kilograms. It feeds mainly on algae, shellfishes, worms and shrimps.
(Sharpsnout seabream. Photo by © lagunaproject.it)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of sharpsnout seabream (Diplodus puntazzo) in other languages as follows:
Sharani (Albanian), Морска хиена (Morska hiena) (Bulgarian), Spitssnuitzeebrasem (Dutch), Μυτάκι (Mytaki) (Greek), Puntazo (Hebrew), Sargo picudo (Spanish), Sarago pizzuto (Italian), Spitzbrasse (German), Dubiel (Polish), Sargo-bicudo (Portuguese), Hiena mării (Romanian), Обычный зубарик (Obychnyj zubarik) (Russian), Pic (Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian), Sivriburun karagoz (Turkish), Sar à museau pointu (French).