Spicara melanurus Blackspot picarel

Spicara melanurus is commonly referred to as Blackspot picarel. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!.

Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira

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Scientific:: Spicara melanurus
German:: Schwarzfleck-Schnauzenbrasse
English:: Blackspot Picarel

Category:: Seabreams

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Centracanthidae (Family) > Spicara (Genus) > melanurus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Valenciennes, ), 1830

Occurrence:: Angola, Madeira, Senegal, the Cape Verde Archipelago
Size:: 9.84" - 11.81" (25cm - 30cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Predatory, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Worms, Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Spicara alta
Spicara australis
Spicara axillaris
Spicara maena
Schnauzenbrasse, Laxierfisch
Spicara martinicus
Spicara melanurus
Schwarzfleck-Schnauzenbrasse
Spicara nigricauda
Spicara smaris
Schnauzenbrasse, Laxierfisch

More related species in this lexicon:

Spicara axillare
Windspiel

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-10-28 14:22:30
Last edit:: 2012-10-28 14:22:30

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(Valenciennes, 1830)

Distribution:
Eastern Atlantic: Madeira, Cape Verde and off Senegal. Possibly occurs as far south as Angola, but records south of Senegal need to be verified.

Biology:
Neritic over the continental shelf.

Synonymised taxa:
Centracanthus melanurus (Valenciennes, 1830)
Pterosmaris melanurus (Valenciennes, 1830)
Smaris melanurus Valenciennes, 1830

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