Blotched Picarel
Spicara maena
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 470
- Most observed in
- 🇫🇷 France
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Spicara maena, the blotched picarel, is a species of ray-finned fish native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. The male grows to a maximum length of about 25 cm (10 in), and the female reaches 21 cm (8 in). This fish is fished commercially in some areas.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Spicara maena”.