Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Sciaenidae
Genus:
Umbrina
Species:
U. Canariensis
Umbrina Canariensis
Binomial name
Canary Drum
Corb
Shattenfisch
María Francisca
Canarische Baardman
Description
Length: average length 25 cm.
Habitat: sandy/rocky bottoms, close to small caves or ledges.
No further information available on Wikipedia.
Animalia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Sciaenidae
Genus:
Umbrina
Species:
U. Ronchus
Binomial name (link Wikipedia)
Shi Drum
Corb
Shattenfisch
Verrugato
Fuscabaardman
Description
Length: average length 35 cm.
Habitat: sandy/rocky bottoms, close to small caves and ledges.
No further information available on Wikipedia.
Animalia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Sciaenidae
Genus:
Sciaena
Species:
S. Umbra
Binomial name (link Wikipedia)
Brown Meagre
Corb Noir
Shattenfisch
Corvina Negra
Zwarte Ombervis
Description
Length: average length 50 cm.
Habitat: rocky bottoms, in caves and under ledges.
Brown meagre (Sciaena umbra) is a species of croaker found in Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea occurring in shallow waters and
sandy bottoms around Turkey, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia and Russia.
It can grow up to 50 cm length and 7kg weight. Fish has a big round hand with somewhat pointy mouth and an egg shaped body. The
tail has a straight back with a black border.
It feeds off the small fishes and crustaceans. They are capable of creating sound using some muscles under their well developed swim
bladder. This is their way of communication since they have a very good hearing ability. They can manage their buoyancy perfectly.
Sold fresh or frozen across fish markets in Turkey. Fish's otoliths are ground and used for urinary infections by local people. It's a
territorial fish who does not migrate. The fishing of this species was banned in Turkey until 2007 for protection. Since then it is open to
sport fishing up to 5 kg.
Animalia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Uranoscopidae
Genus:
Uranoscopus
Species:
U. Scaber
Binomial name (link Wikipedia)
Stargazer
Poisson Rat
Himmelsgucher
Peje Sapo
Grijze Sterrekijker
Length: up to 40 cm.
Habitat: sandy and muddy bottoms.
Atlantic stargazer (Uranoscopus scaber) is a marine, subtropical fish of family Uranoscopidae. Its body is suited for living on the sea
floor, and is one of few fish capable of bioelectrogenesis, or the ability to generate an electric charge.
It is widespread along the Atlantic coast of Europe and Africa, is very common in the Mediterranean and Black Sea, and somewhat rare
in the Bay of Biscay. It is a demersal fish, which lives in sandy or muddy sand sediments along the upper slope of the continental
shelf, between depths of 14–400 meters. It is not an economically important fish, primarily caught as by-catch, but is ecologically
important.
Typical of stargazers, its body is somewhat dorso-ventrally flattened, lacks a swimbladder, and have been found as large as 35.0
centimeters in length, but is usually between 20–30 cm. Its head and jaws are rotated upward, and has very large eyes and mouth. Its
body is brown in color and can have numerous small light spots, with a lighter belly. It lives to about 5 or 6 years, and females are
larger in size than males.
Description
Animalia
Harry van Goor 2016
source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Categories: Croakers & Stargazer
