Name: White steenbras
Scientific Name: Lithognathus lithognathus (Cuvier, 1829)
Family: Sparidae
Group: Bony fish
Class: Fish
Size: 51-100 cm.
The white steenbras is a fish that can grow quite large and which, despite living in the open sea, also penetrates shallow lagoons. At this time, it becomes an easy target for fishermen. It reproduces at sea, but the juveniles form groups in estuaries, which function as veritable crèches! They feed on animals that live on the sea floor.
Photo by:
Peter Chadwick (www.arkive.org)
Oceanário Location
Antarctic
