Author: (Valenciennes, 1830)
FBname: Red stumpnose seabream
Comments: Inhabits shallow coastal waters.  Feeds on crustaceans, mollusks, worms and small fishes (Ref. 5213).  Good food fish.  Sold fresh in markets. It is parasitised by the monogenean <i>Anoplodiscus cirrusspiralis</i> on the fins and body surface (Ref. 124057).