Author: (Linnaeus, 1758)
FBname: Black seabream
Comments: Found over seagrass beds and rocky and sandy bottoms to about 300 m (Ref. 3688).  Gregarious, sometimes in large schools (Ref. 3688).  Omnivorous, feeding on seaweeds and small invertebrates, especially crustaceans (Ref. 3688).  Protogynic hermaphrodites (Ref. 4781).  An important food fish.