FishincSpecies catalog
Gilthead seabream
Sparus aurata
Gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) belongs to the family Sparidae. Habitat: brackish water and salt water.
Profile
| Scientific name | Sparus aurata |
|---|---|
| Family | Sparidae |
| Habitat | Brackish water and salt water |
| Group | Sea breams |
| Other names | Gilthead bream, Gilt-head Seabream, Silver Seabream, Snapper, Gilt-head bream, Dorade |
| Regional lists in Fishinc | Mediterranean, Northern Europe saltwater |
Identifying features
- Oval, compressed seabream body with a steep forehead
- Golden band between the eyes
- Dark blotch at the top of the gill cover
- Silvery-grey body with thin dark lengthwise lines
- Forked tail with a dark edge
Gilthead seabream in other languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| German | Goldbrasse, Dorade, Goldbrassen |
| French | Daurade, Daurade Royale, Dorade |
| Spanish | Chaparreta, Dorada, Dorada Del Pacífico |
| Italian | Orata |
| Dutch | Goudbrasem |
| Polish | Dorada |
| Swedish | Guldsparid, Guldbrax, Daurade Royale |
| Danish | Guldbrasen |
| Norwegian | Dorade |
| Finnish | Kultaotsa-ahven, Kultaotsasargi |
| Croatian | Komarča, Orada |
| Czech | Mořan zlatý |
| Hungarian | Aranydurbincs |
| Romanian | Doradă, Dorada |
| Turkish | Çipura, Çipura balığı, Cupra |
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