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Red bream

Order Beryciformes
Family Berycidae

Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Oval and high-back body. Large eyes. Wide and inlcined upward mouth. Jaws with small and pointed teeth. The back is dark red; the flanks lighter with a yellowish glow. It measures up to 60 cm.

Characteristics
FAO code
BXD
Specie
Beryx decadactylus
Type
White fish
FAO Fishing Areas
  • Area 21: the Northwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Area 31: the Western part of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Area 41: the Southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Area 51: the Western part of the Indian Ocean
  • Area 57: the Eastern part of the Indian Ocean
  • Area 61: the Northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
  • Area 71: the Western Central part of the Pacific Ocean
  • Area 77: the Eastern Central part of the Pacific Ocean
  • Area 81: the Southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
Fishing seasons
feb apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec
International denominations
Germany Nordischer Schleimkopf
France Dorade rose
Italy Berice rosso
Portugal Imperador
United Kingdom Red bream
Japan Nanyôkinme
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