Salema Porgy
Sarpa salpa
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 6,739
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The salema porgy (Sarpa salpa), also known as the dreamfish, salema, cow bream, karanteen, salpa, saupe, strepie or goldline, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Sarpa. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and southwestern Indian Ocean.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Salema porgy”.