Comber

Serranus cabrilla

The Comber is a species of fish in the family Serranidae. It lives in the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and the Atlantic coast from the British Isles to the Cape of Good Hope, including the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands.
Painted comber - Serranus cabrilla Geotagged,Painted comber,Serranus cabrilla,Spain,Summer

Appearance

Size can vary from 5–25 centimetres in normal individual to up to 40 cm.
Comber Is a yellowish-grey or reddish fish, with 7-9 brown vertical bands on upper part and a few yellow or orange longitudinal lines on sides of head. Size: to 40 cm Habitat: benthic on the shelf and upper slope to about 500 m, on rocks, Posidonia beds, sandy and muddy bottoms. Geotagged,Serranus cabrilla,Spain,Summer

Habitat

The habitat are rocky or sandy sounding-deeps at depths of 0–200 metres.
Serranus Cabrilla Geotagged,Serranus cabrilla,Spain,Summer

Food

The comber feeds on other fish, cephalopods and crustaceans.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilySerranidae
GenusSerranus
SpeciesS. cabrilla
Photographed in
Spain