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(Linnaeus, 1758)
Dicentrarchus labrax occurs from Norway to Morocco. However, it is also occasionally found in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.In the summer months, they tend to stay close to the coast and sometimes swim in estuaries. During the winter months, they retreat to deeper waters away from the coast.
Juveniles form larger schools, whereas in adulthood they are more likely to be found as solitary individuals. They feed mainly on shrimps and molluscs, and also on fish as they get older. This fish is also known to gourmets as “Loup de mer”.
Synonymised names
Centropomus lupus Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Centropomus mullus Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Dicentrarchus elongatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) · unaccepted
Dicentrarchus lupus (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted
Labrax diacanthus (Bloch, 1792) · unaccepted
Labrax elongatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) · unaccepted
Labrax labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Labrax linnei Malm, 1877 · unaccepted
Labrax lupus (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted
Labrax vulgaris Guérin-Méneville, 1829-38 · unaccepted
Morone labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (Subsequent combination)
Perca diacantha (Bloch, 1792) · unaccepted
Perca elongata Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 · unaccepted (synonym)
Perca labrax Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Perca sinuosa Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 · unaccepted
Roccus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (synonym)
Sciaena diacantha Bloch, 1792 · unaccepted
Sciaena labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Dicentrarchus labrax occurs from Norway to Morocco. However, it is also occasionally found in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.In the summer months, they tend to stay close to the coast and sometimes swim in estuaries. During the winter months, they retreat to deeper waters away from the coast.
Juveniles form larger schools, whereas in adulthood they are more likely to be found as solitary individuals. They feed mainly on shrimps and molluscs, and also on fish as they get older. This fish is also known to gourmets as “Loup de mer”.
Synonymised names
Centropomus lupus Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Centropomus mullus Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Dicentrarchus elongatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) · unaccepted
Dicentrarchus lupus (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted
Labrax diacanthus (Bloch, 1792) · unaccepted
Labrax elongatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) · unaccepted
Labrax labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Labrax linnei Malm, 1877 · unaccepted
Labrax lupus (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted
Labrax vulgaris Guérin-Méneville, 1829-38 · unaccepted
Morone labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (Subsequent combination)
Perca diacantha (Bloch, 1792) · unaccepted
Perca elongata Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 · unaccepted (synonym)
Perca labrax Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Perca sinuosa Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 · unaccepted
Roccus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (synonym)
Sciaena diacantha Bloch, 1792 · unaccepted
Sciaena labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted