Usual size
25–40 cm
Maximum
55 cm
Where
Rock
When
Rough abundance from shore in each sea
Gulf of Cádiz
Mediterranean and Balearics
Canary Islands
All year over fairly deep rocky bottoms and drop-offs. In the Canaries it is often caught from shore; on the mainland it is scarcer.
Natural baits
- Crab
- Mussel
- Limpet
- Worms
How to recognise it
Like a big white seabream but with 5 broad dark vertical bands, thick lips and a slightly protruding snout.
Tip
Warier than the white seabream: fine leader, crab or limpet bait and fish tight to the rocks with some swell.
Minimum size and rules by area
Atlantic Andalusia
Mediterranean Andalusia
Ceuta
Melilla
Murcia
Valencia region
Catalonia
At most 3 per person per day.
Balearic Islands
Canary Islands
No size in the Canary Islands rules; as a guide, white seabream must be 22 cm.
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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