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Sparus auratus Linnaeus, 1758
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Depth: 30 - 150m.
From 30 to 150 meters.
Habitat: demersal. Inhabits seagrass beds and sandy bottoms as well as in the surf zone commonly to depths of about 30 m, but adults may occur to 150 m depth. A sedentary fish, either solitary or in small aggregations. In spring, often occurs in brackish water coastal lagoons and estuaries. Mainly carnivorous, accessorily herbivorous (Ref. 3688). Feeds on shellfish, including mussels and oysters. One of the most important fishes in saline and hypersaline aquaculture. Utilized fresh and eaten steamed, pan-fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9987).
Inhabits seagrass beds and sandy bottoms as well as in the surf zone commonly to depths of about 30 m, but adults may occur to 150 m depth. A sedentary fish, either solitary or in small aggregations. In spring, often occurs in brackish water coastal lagoons and estuaries. Mainly carnivorous, accessorily herbivorous (Ref. 3688). Feeds on shellfish, including mussels and oysters. One of the most important fishes in saline and hypersaline aquaculture.
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Epitheliocystis. Bacterial diseases
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Males become females at about 3 years of age (Ref. 2715, 28504). Protandric hermaphrodite species, maturing first as male (during the first or second year of age) and after the second or third year of age, as female. Spawning happens generally from October to December, with sequenced spawning during the whole period. Incubation lasts about 2 days at 16-1 7°C. Larval stages last about 50 days at 1 7.5°C or about 43days at 20°C. Egg size 0.9-1.1 mm, larval length at hatching 2.5-3.0 mm.
The gilt-head bream is a sea-bream with a tall back, a creamy white band over the head and a typically large black patch behind the gill flaps (larger than by the red sea-bream). This fish gives off a lovely golden sheen in the sunlight, however the color disappears quickly when out of water. Gilt-head bream are found mostly by rocky coasts, where they 'pluck' mussels. They also eat other small animals and algae. The maximum length for a male is 40 centimeters, a female 30 centimeters. Normally, this fish lives in the Mediterranean Sea and the warm East Atlantic Ocean. It is a summer guest in the North Sea. Gilt-head bream are fished for human consumption.
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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
No available public DNA sequences.
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De goudbrasem is een zeebrasem met een hoge rug, een crèmewitte balk over de kop en een typerende grote zwarte vlek achter de kieuwdeksels (groter dan bij de gewone zeebrasem). In het zonlicht heeft deze vis een prachtige gouden glans, maar op het droge verdwijnt deze kleur snel. Goudbrasems komen vooral bij rotskusten voor, waar ze mosselen "plukken". Ze eten ook wel andere diertjes en algen. De maximumlengte voor een mannetje is 40 centimeter, een vrouwtje wordt maximaal 30 centimeter. Normaal gesproken leeft deze vis in de Middellandse zee en de warme Oost-Atlantische oceaan. Het is een zomergast in de Noordzee. Het is een consumptievis die beter bekend is onder de naam dorade.
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 21
Specimens with Barcodes: 30
Species With Barcodes: 1
Sparus aurata ZBK Linnaeus, 1758
Aegean Sea : 16300-285 (1 spc.), 22.05.1969 , Guelluek Bay , trammel net , M. Demir ; 16300-276 (1 spc.), 22.05.1969 , Guelluek Bay , M. Demir ; 16300-286 (2 spc.), 29.11.1990 , Bodrum , N. Meriç . Mediterranean Sea : 16300-896 (1 spc.), 11.11.2005 , Iskenderun Bay , trawl , 24 m, C. Dalyan .
- Nurettin Meriç, Lütfiye Eryilmaz, Müfit Özulug (2007): A catalogue of the fishes held in the Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Hydrobiology Museum. Zootaxa 1472, 29-54: 46-46, URL:http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:428F3980-C1B8-45FF-812E-0F4847AF6786
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