Common Serran

The common serran or sarran is a benthic Poisson of Mediterranean near to the Mérou.

Aspect

The common serran wears a very coloured dress, energy of the brown-red to the yellow. Its body is covered with eight stopped transverse brown bands with semi-side by a white longitudinal line. Longitudinal scratches orange also rayent the low-sides. Its usual length is of 12 with 25 cm but can reach more 40 cm.

Its scale S cténoïdes is rough with the touch.

Its large mouth Prognathe presents a strong resemblance to that of the Mérou: jugular bellows make it possible this one to open very large. It then reaches the diameter of the body and the head. Its eyes are prominent and its sharp-edged teeth. Its Opercule S is striated with orange, and carries each one three strong spines and a notched edge.

Its Nageoire S is presented as follows:

caudal: round, orange and blue;
dorsal: long, orange streaked with blue, with spines former and soft rays to the back;
anal: blue gray, crossing of two lines of red points;
pectoral: yellows;
ventral: oranges.

Ecology and biology

The serran carries out a solitary life in the rock zones of the littoral benthic zone, more rarely of funds Vase ux or Sable ux. He attends sometimes the meadows of Posidonie S. One generally meets it at a shallow depth (0 with 40 m), although some plunge until 100 Mr.

In predator, the common serran defends a temporary territory and drives out with the mounting around its refuge. This carnivore nourishes annélides, small crustacean S, of cephalopod S and small fish, on which it melts by surprise.

The common serran is synchronous Hermaphrodite : it has genitals bivalent (Ovotestis), the parts male and female become ripe sometimes simultaneously, but remain unable of " autoféconder". The egg S are laid from March to August and are stuck on stones.

Vernacular names

The common serran is also usually called sarran or saran , serran goat , serran chevrette , serran small goat or serran cabrille .

Fish

The serran common fishing very easily on the Mediterranean circumference and fact part of the principal catches of the fishermen to the Palangrotte. It is with the range of the beginners so much his gloutonnery in fact an obliging prey. It is also a soft food of choice for fishing with sharp (wolf S, Denti S, etc).

It enters the composition of the Bouillabaisse and others Soupe S of fish.

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