Usual size
25–45 cm
Maximum
65 cm
Where
Rock · Open sea (by boat)
When
Rough abundance from shore in each sea
Gulf of Cádiz
Mediterranean and Balearics
Canary Islands
All year over rocky bottoms with caves. It is nocturnal: fish for it mainly at night, best in the colder months.
Natural baits
- Squid
- Sardine
- Prawn
- Crab
How to recognise it
Reddish brown, with a chin barbel, pelvic fins reduced to two long filaments and dark-edged fins with a thin white margin.
Tip
At night on the bottom, with squid or sardine tight to the rocks: it bites firmly and immediately heads for its cave.
Minimum size and rules by area
Atlantic Andalusia
Mediterranean Andalusia
Ceuta
Melilla
Murcia
Valencia region
Catalonia
Only Girona sets a size: 35 cm and at most 4 per person per day.
Balearic Islands
Canary Islands
Fish are measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail; squid and cuttlefish by the mantle. If it is undersized, release it alive.
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