Sargo

Diplodus sargus

The sargo or white seabream is a species of seabream native to the eastern Atlantic and western Indian Oceans. It is found from the Bay of Biscay southwards to South Africa, including Madeira and the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
Diplodus sargus Benidorm's Island, Alicante. Diplodus sargus,Fall,Geotagged,Sargo,Spain

Naming

The species has one accepted subspecies:
⤷ "Diplodus sargus cadenati", occurs off the European and West African coasts, and off Madeira and the Canary Islands

Other former subspecies have been accepted as separate species:
⤷ "Diplodus sargus ascensionis": as "Diplodus ascensionis"
⤷ "Diplodus sargus capensis": as "Diplodus capensis"
⤷ "Diplodus sargus helenae": as "Diplodus helenae"
⤷ "Diplodus sargus kotschyi": as "Diplodus kotschyi"
⤷ "Diplodus sargus lineatus": as "Diplodus lineatus"
African White Bream - Diplodus sargus cadenati Yes, unfortunately I only caught them going away from me but with the half parts of the two fishes on the right you can imagine how the whole fish looks like in his lateral view :-) Diplodus sargus,Geotagged,Sargo,Spain,Spring

Distribution

Occasionally individuals are found off the Indian Ocean coasts of South Africa, Mozambique and Madagascar, and they are very rarely found elsewhere in the Indian Ocean, such as off Oman. An active fish, they inhabit the surf zone, but they may be found down to 50 m.

Reproduction

"Diplodus sargus" are protandrous hermaphrodites, with individuals starting out life as males, and some becoming female later on.

Food

They consume small crustaceans, mollusks and some seaweed and coral, using their strong jaws to crush shells. Individuals can reach 45 cm, but average 22 cm.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilySparidae
GenusDiplodus
SpeciesD. sargus
Photographed in
Spain