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(Ref. 137867) FB-GeneralDescr-69459 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-06-09 00:00:00 2024-06-07 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69459 Ocuurs on sand or muddy bottoms, down to about 130 m. This species is a demersal schooling fish, with eggs and larvae plaktonic (Ref. 124120). Morphometrics analysis showed that the populations are structured along the Turkish coast (Marmara Sea, Aegean Sea, and Northeastearn Maditerranean Sea) (Ref. 130824). Şalcıoğlu A., C. Gubili, G. Krey, S. Sakinan and R. Bi̇lgi̇n 2021 Molecular characterization and phylogeography of Mediterranean picarels (<i>Spicara flexuosa</i>, <i>S. maena</i> and <i>S. smaris</i>) along the coasts of Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean. Regional Studies in Marine Science 45[101836]:1-13.. (Ref. 124120) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69459 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-06-09 00:00:00 2021-06-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69459 This species is distinguished by the following characters: protrusible mouth; lateral line scales not more than 73; head length is equal or greater than body depth; colouration clear yellowish or gray-brownish and a brownish spot at the base of the pectoral fin; color varies with age, sex and season (Ref. 124120). Şalcıoğlu A., C. Gubili, G. Krey, S. Sakinan and R. Bi̇lgi̇n 2021 Molecular characterization and phylogeography of Mediterranean picarels (<i>Spicara flexuosa</i>, <i>S. maena</i> and <i>S. smaris</i>) along the coasts of Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean. Regional Studies in Marine Science 45[101836]:1-13.. (Ref. 124120) FB-Distribution-69459 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-06-09 00:00:00 2024-08-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69459 Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean, and the Black Sea Şalcıoğlu A., C. Gubili, G. Krey, S. Sakinan and R. Bi̇lgi̇n 2021 Molecular characterization and phylogeography of Mediterranean picarels (<i>Spicara flexuosa</i>, <i>S. maena</i> and <i>S. smaris</i>) along the coasts of Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean. Regional Studies in Marine Science 45[101836]:1-13.. (Ref. 124120) FB-Uses-69459 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-06-09 00:00:00 2024-06-07 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69459 fisheries: commercial Şalcıoğlu, A.S. 2023 Morphometric variation of <i>Spicara flexuosum</i> Rafinesque, 1810 (Teleostei: Sparidae) inhabiting the Sea of Marmara, the Aegean and the Mediterranean Coast of Türkiye. Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies 52(1):41-51. (Ref. 130824) FB-TrophicStrategy-69459 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-06-09 00:00:00 2025-05-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ flexuosum Occurs on sand or muddy bottoms, down to about 130 m. This species is a demersal schooling fish (Ref. 124120). Şalcıoğlu A., C. Gubili, G. Krey, S. Sakinan and R. Bi̇lgi̇n 2021 Molecular characterization and phylogeography of Mediterranean picarels (<i>Spicara flexuosa</i>, <i>S. maena</i> and <i>S. smaris</i>) along the coasts of Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean. Regional Studies in Marine Science 45[101836]:1-13.. (Ref. 124120) FB-Size-69459 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-06-09 00:00:00 2024-06-07 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69459 23.2 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 124816)); max. published weight: 120 g (Ref. 124816) Mehanna, S.F. and A.E. Farouk 2021 Length-weight relationship of 60 fish species from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Egypt (GFCM-GSA 26). Front. Mar. Sci. 2021. (Ref. 124816) Mehanna, S.F. and A.E. Farouk 2021 Length-weight relationship of 60 fish species from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Egypt (GFCM-GSA 26). Front. Mar. Sci. 2021. (Ref. 124816) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-69459 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-06-09 00:00:00 2024-06-07 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69459 demersal; marine; depth range ? - 130 m (Ref. 124120) Şalcıoğlu A., C. Gubili, G. Krey, S. Sakinan and R. Bi̇lgi̇n 2021 Molecular characterization and phylogeography of Mediterranean picarels (<i>Spicara flexuosa</i>, <i>S. maena</i> and <i>S. smaris</i>) along the coasts of Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean. Regional Studies in Marine Science 45[101836]:1-13.. (Ref. 124120)