Serranus scriba

The serran writing is a benthic Poisson of Mediterranean near to the Mérou.

Aspect

The serran writing wears a very variegated dress. Its body is brown-red, cover of six irregular bands transverse brown dark, its head is multi-coloured bright colors. It carries a yellow stalk caudal and a broad blue spot or violet to semi-side and on the belly. Sinuosities on the Opercule pointing out characters graph are at the origin of its name writing .

Its usual length is of 20 with 25 cm but can reach more 40 cm.

Its scale S cténoïdes is rough with the touch.

Its large mouth Prognathe largely split presents a strong resemblance to that of the Mérou and contains fine sharp-edged teeth directed backwards. Its Opercule S is striated with orange, carries each one three strong spines and a notched edge.

Its Nageoire S is presented as follows:

caudal: round, orange;
dorsal: long, brown and striped transversely, with 8 or 9 fringed spines former of red and of the soft rays to the back piquetés of orange;
anal, pectoral and 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.

As a voracious predator, the serran writing defends a temporary territory and drives out with the mounting. This carnivore nourishes annélides, small crustacean S, of cephalopod S and small fish, on which it melts by surprised thanks to its talent of swimmer who ensures him of startings of an extreme speed.

The serran writing is Hermaphrodite synchronous: it has genitals are bivalent (Ovotestis), of which the parts male and female become ripe sometimes simultaneously. The eggs are laid from May to August and are stuck on stones.

Vernacular names

The serran writing is also usually called sea perch , serran royal , cow or small boat .

Fish

The serran writing is fished on all 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 fishing to sharp (wolf S, Denti S, etc).

It enters the composition of the Bouillabaisse and others Soupe S of fish. Its flesh is finer than that of the common Serran.

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