Fish of the Dicentrarchus genus of the Moronidae (temperate basses) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Spotted seabass. Photo © waste.ideal.es)
Spotted seabass (Dicentrarchus punctatus) was first described in 1792 by the German naturalist Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723-1799).
It is a sea inshore fish species, which is often found at the depth of over 30 meters. It prefers to swim close to the river mouths. In winter, it swims to deeper areas of the sea. The maximum recorded length is 70 cm, specimens up to 30 cm are more common. It feeds on shrimps, mollusks, and fish as well.
(Spotted seabass. Photo © eit-ltd.com)
It is an extremely rare inhabitant of the southern part of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of spotted seabass (Dicentrarchus punctatus) in other languages as follows:
Levreku pikalosh (Albanian), Pettyes farkassügér (Hungarian), Gevlekte zeebaars (Dutch), Στικτολαυράκι (Stiktolavraki) (Greek), Lavraq menuqad (Hebrew), Baila (Spanish), Spigola macchiata (Italian), Gefleckter Wolfsbarsch (German), Labraks cętkowany (Polish), Robalo-baila (Portuguese), Пятнистый лаврак (Pjatnistyj lavrak) (Russian), Brancin sivi, Lubin piknjavac (Serbian, Croatian), Pikasti brancin (Slovenian), Beneklilevrek balığı (Turkish), Bar tacheté (French).