Species catalog

Salema

Sarpa salpa

Salema (Sarpa salpa) belongs to the family Sparidae. Habitat: salt water.

Salema (Sarpa salpa), illustration

Profile

Scientific nameSarpa salpa
FamilySparidae
HabitatSalt water
GroupSea breams
Other namesSalema porgy, Goldline, Gold Line, Karanteen, Salpa, Saupe
Regional lists in FishincMediterranean

Identifying features

  • Elongated oval seabream
  • Silvery-grey body with 10 or 11 bright golden-yellow horizontal stripes along the flanks
  • Black spot at the base of the pectoral fin

Salema in other languages

LanguageName
GermanGoldstrieme, Salema, Goldstriemenbrasse
FrenchSaupe
SpanishSalema, Cagona, Saboga
ItalianSalpa
PortugueseSalema
DutchGestreepte bokvis, Goudgestreepte zeebrasem
PolishSalpa
SwedishSalpa
CroatianSalpa
CzechOčnatec obecný
HungarianMagashátú durbincs

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